WordPress plugin comparison

Album Gallery for Flickr vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

Album Gallery for Flickr

by FARAZFRANK

4K+ installs3.9

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 4K+ for Album Gallery for Flickr.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, Album Gallery for Flickr about 34.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 193 reviews, against 3.9 from 86 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Aug 10, 2026 for Album Gallery for Flickr.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Album Gallery for Flickr.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Album Gallery for Flickr.

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

Metric	Album Gallery for Flickr	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#3,587	#1,752
Active installs	4K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1K	4.3K
Rating	3.9(86)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	–	56%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.69	×1.46
Last release	3 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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