WordPress plugin comparison

Firelight Lightbox vs Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

Firelight Lightbox

by Firelight

200K+ installs4.8

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Firelight Lightbox has more active installs: 200K+, against 100K+ for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.
On a typical day, Firelight Lightbox is downloaded about 1,452 times, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin about 720.
Firelight Lightbox is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 362 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Nov 6, 2026 for Firelight Lightbox.
Firelight Lightbox resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Firelight Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.

Firelight Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Firelight Lightbox	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin
Popular rank	#257	#424
Active installs	200K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	98.9K	95.7K
Rating	4.8(362)	3.9(95)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.65	×1.19
Last release	4 days ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.4

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