WordPress plugin comparison

FCP Lightest Lightbox vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

FCP Lightest Lightbox

by FirmCatalyst

100+ installs5.0

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for FCP Lightest Lightbox.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, FCP Lightest Lightbox about 4.
FCP Lightest Lightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 193 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Dec 6, 2023 for FCP Lightest Lightbox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for FCP Lightest Lightbox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2022 for FCP Lightest Lightbox.

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	FCP Lightest Lightbox	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#16,705	#1,752
Active installs	100+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	76	4.2K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	–	56%
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.03	×1.46
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0.0	7.4

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