WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Image Gallery vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Easy Image Gallery

by DevriX

4K+ installs4.6

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 4K+ for Easy Image Gallery.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Easy Image Gallery about 56.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.6 from 41 reviews.
Easy Image Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 25, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Easy Image Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Easy Image Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Easy Image Gallery	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#3,247	#1,293
Active installs	4K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	2.5K
Rating	4.6(41)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.87	×1.12
Last release	16 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4.0	5.3

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