WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Meow Lightbox

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Meow Lightbox

by Jordy Meow

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Meow Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Meow Lightbox about 272.
Meow Lightbox is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 191 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 30, 2026 for Meow Lightbox.
Meow Lightbox resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Meow Lightbox.

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Meow Lightbox
Popular rank	#424	#1,979
Active installs	100K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95.7K	14.9K
Rating	3.9(95)	4.9(191)
Support threads resolved	50%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.19	×1.02
Last release	3 days ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	8.1

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