WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs SearchWP Modal Search Form

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

SearchWP Modal Search Form

by Syed Balkhi

5K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 5K+ for SearchWP Modal Search Form.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, SearchWP Modal Search Form about 35.
SearchWP Modal Search Form is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Dec 15, 2025 for SearchWP Modal Search Form.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for SearchWP Modal Search Form.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for SearchWP Modal Search Form.

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

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	SearchWP Modal Search Form
Popular rank	#424	#2,973
Active installs	100K+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95.7K	976
Rating	3.9(95)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.53
Last release	3 days ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.0

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