WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 692 times, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others about 130.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 193 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Sep 24, 2026 for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 30% for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.

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

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#423	#1,751
Active installs	100K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61K	4.2K
Rating	3.9(95)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	50%	30%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.19	×1.25
Last release	27 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.4

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