WordPress plugin comparison

EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries vs Simple Lightbox

EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries

by EWSEL Team

300+ installs4.6

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries.
On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries about 4.
EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.3 from 239 reviews.
Simple Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Jun 11, 2014 for EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries.
Simple Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries.
Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries.

Simple Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries	Simple Lightbox
Popular rank	#10,997	#331
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	11.8K
Rating	4.6(7)	4.3(239)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.07
Last release	12 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.20

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