WordPress plugin comparison

image-auto-decoding-async vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

image-auto-decoding-async

by dabohaze

10+ installs

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for image-auto-decoding-async.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, image-auto-decoding-async about 1.
image-auto-decoding-async has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Jan 29, 2022 for image-auto-decoding-async.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.9.20 for image-auto-decoding-async.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2022 for image-auto-decoding-async.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	image-auto-decoding-async	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#45,489	#1,294
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31	2.5K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.9.20	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	4 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.3

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