WordPress plugin comparison

Firelight Lightbox vs Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox

Firelight Lightbox

by Firelight

200K+ installs4.8

Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox

by Ben Dunkle

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Firelight Lightbox has more active installs: 200K+, against 1K+ for Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox.
On a typical day, Firelight Lightbox is downloaded about 1,452 times, Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox about 17.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Firelight Lightbox was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against May 22, 2025 for Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox.
Firelight Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox.
Firelight Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2021 for Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox.

Firelight Lightbox leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Firelight Lightbox	Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox
Popular rank	#256	#6,310
Active installs	200K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	97.5K	375
Rating	4.8(362)	4.8(11)
Support threads resolved	67%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×1.65	×0.19
Last release	4 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.2.4

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