WordPress plugin comparison

EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries

by EWSEL Team

300+ 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 300+ for EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries about 4.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.6 from 7 reviews.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Jun 11, 2014 for EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.5.2 for EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries.
EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#11,010	#1,291
Active installs	300+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	2.5K
Rating	4.6(7)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	12 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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