WordPress plugin comparison

Flickr-stream vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

Flickr-stream

by dustinscarberry

90+ installs4.5

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 90+ for Flickr-stream.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, Flickr-stream about 4.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 193 reviews, against 4.5 from 2 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Jan 12, 2021 for Flickr-stream.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Flickr-stream.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Flickr-stream.

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

Metric	Flickr-stream	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#17,308	#1,752
Active installs	90+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	86	4.3K
Rating	4.5(2)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	–	56%
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.46
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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