WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

by Automattic

4K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 4K+ for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 692 times, jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries about 16.
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.

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

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries
Popular rank	#423	#3,275
Active installs	100K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61K	350
Rating	3.9(95)	4.0(10)
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.00
Last release	27 days ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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