WordPress plugin comparison

Envira Gallery vs Simple Lightbox for WordPress

Envira Gallery

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.7

Simple Lightbox for WordPress

by Martin von Berg

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Envira Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
On a typical day, Envira Gallery is downloaded about 1,072 times, Simple Lightbox for WordPress about 8.
Simple Lightbox for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,598 reviews.
Envira Gallery was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Aug 25, 2026 for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
Envira Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Envira Gallery has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.

Envira Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Envira Gallery	Simple Lightbox for WordPress
Popular rank	#337	#9,291
Active installs	100K+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	117.4K	223
Rating	4.7(1.6K)	5.0(10)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.48	×0.53
Last release	1 day ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	8.0

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