WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Simple Lightbox

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Both have 100K+ active installs.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Simple Lightbox about 396.
Simple Lightbox is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 239 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Sep 12, 2026 for Simple Lightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Lightbox.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Simple Lightbox
Popular rank	#424	#331
Active installs	100K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	93.1K	11.8K
Rating	3.9(95)	4.3(239)
Support threads resolved	50%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.19	×1.07
Last release	2 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.4	5.6.20

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