WordPress plugin comparison

Excerpt Tools vs jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

Excerpt Tools

by Marcus Downing

300+ installs5.0

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

by Automattic

4K+ installs4.0

At a glance

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries has more active installs: 4K+, against 300+ for Excerpt Tools.
On a typical day, jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries is downloaded about 16 times, Excerpt Tools about 6.
Excerpt Tools is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.0 from 10 reviews.
Excerpt Tools was updated more recently: Nov 17, 2020, against Nov 28, 2017 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
Excerpt Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.5.0, against 3.4.2 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for Excerpt Tools.

Excerpt Tools leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Excerpt Tools	jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries
Popular rank	#10,747	#3,280
Active installs	300+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	116	326
Rating	5.0(1)	4.0(10)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.5.0	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	6 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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