WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Both have 100K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,128 times, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin about 692.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Oct 12, 2026 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#423	#327
Active installs	100K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61K	83.5K
Rating	3.9(95)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	50%	17%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.19	×1.34
Last release	27 days ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.4

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