WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Image Gallery Widget vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Featured Image Gallery Widget

by Nick Halsey

20+ installs

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 20+ for Featured Image Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Featured Image Gallery Widget about 2.
Featured Image Gallery Widget has no reviews yet.
Featured Image Gallery Widget was updated more recently: Jul 18, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Featured Image Gallery Widget has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Image Gallery Widget	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#26,883	#1,293
Active installs	20+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	2.5K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.17	×1.12
Last release	3 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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