WordPress plugin comparison

Firelight Lightbox vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Firelight Lightbox

by Firelight

200K+ installs4.8

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Firelight Lightbox has more active installs: 200K+, against 20K+ for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
On a typical day, Firelight Lightbox is downloaded about 1,452 times, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block about 95.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.8 from 362 reviews.
Firelight Lightbox was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 67% for Firelight Lightbox.
Firelight Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Firelight Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Firelight Lightbox leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Firelight Lightbox	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#256	#1,293
Active installs	200K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	97.5K	2.5K
Rating	4.8(362)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	67%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.65	×1.12
Last release	4 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.3

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