WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Simple Lightbox for WordPress

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Simple Lightbox for WordPress

by Martin von Berg

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Simple Lightbox for WordPress about 8.
Simple Lightbox for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Aug 25, 2026 for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.

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

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Simple Lightbox for WordPress
Popular rank	#424	#9,291
Active installs	100K+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	93.1K	223
Rating	3.9(95)	5.0(10)
Support threads resolved	50%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.53
Last release	3 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.4	8.0

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