WordPress plugin comparison

Fancy Header Slider vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Fancy Header Slider

by rashmisoni

50+ installs3.4

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Fancy Header Slider.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Fancy Header Slider about 3.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 3.4 from 5 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Sep 4, 2013 for Fancy Header Slider.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Fancy Header Slider.
Fancy Header Slider has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Fancy Header Slider	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#21,309	#327
Active installs	50+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	65	81.9K
Rating	3.4(5)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	3.0.5	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.34
Last release	13 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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