WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Lightbox for Gallery Block vs SimpLy Gallery

Advanced Lightbox for Gallery Block

by dmrhn

100+ installs

SimpLy Gallery

by GalleryCreator

40K+ installs4.8

At a glance

SimpLy Gallery has more active installs: 40K+, against 100+ for Advanced Lightbox for Gallery Block.
On a typical day, SimpLy Gallery is downloaded about 271 times, Advanced Lightbox for Gallery Block about 4.
Advanced Lightbox for Gallery Block has no reviews yet.
Advanced Lightbox for Gallery Block was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Oct 12, 2026 for SimpLy Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
SimpLy Gallery has been around longer: since 2019, against 2024 for Advanced Lightbox for Gallery Block.

SimpLy Gallery leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Lightbox for Gallery Block	SimpLy Gallery
Popular rank	#15,259	#898
Active installs	100+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	97	24.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(118)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.28	×1.61
Last release	today	29 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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