WordPress plugin comparison

Flickr Media Scanner vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

Flickr Media Scanner

by Alan Cesarini

Fewer than 10 installs

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 fewer than 10 for Flickr Media Scanner.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, Flickr Media Scanner about 4.
Flickr Media Scanner has no reviews yet.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Jul 20, 2015 for Flickr Media Scanner.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Flickr Media Scanner.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Flickr Media Scanner.

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Flickr Media Scanner	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	–	#1,752
Active installs	Fewer than 10	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	92	4.2K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	–	56%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.46
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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