WordPress plugin comparison

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

Flickr Viewer

by nakunakifi

40+ installs4.3

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 40+ for Flickr Viewer.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, Flickr Viewer about 2.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 193 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Jan 31, 2021 for Flickr Viewer.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Flickr Viewer.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Flickr Viewer.

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

Metric	Flickr Viewer	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#22,118	#1,752
Active installs	40+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	45	4.3K
Rating	4.3(3)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	–	56%
Tested up to	5.6.23	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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