WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Dexter Lightbox vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Easy Dexter Lightbox

by Chris McCoy

Fewer than 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 fewer than 10 for Easy Dexter Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Easy Dexter Lightbox about 1.
Easy Dexter Lightbox has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Feb 13, 2018 for Easy Dexter Lightbox.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Easy Dexter Lightbox.
Easy Dexter Lightbox has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Easy Dexter Lightbox	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#57,245	#1,293
Active installs	Fewer than 10	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	2.5K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	8 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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