WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Grey Owl Lightbox

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Grey Owl Lightbox

by greyowl0015

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Grey Owl Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Grey Owl Lightbox about 11.
Grey Owl Lightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Aug 30, 2025 for Grey Owl Lightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Grey Owl Lightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Grey Owl Lightbox.

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Grey Owl Lightbox
Popular rank	#424	#21,376
Active installs	100K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	95.7K	197
Rating	3.9(95)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.15
Last release	3 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.0

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