WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Simplelightbox

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Simplelightbox

by aknieriem

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Simplelightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Simplelightbox about 16.
Simplelightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Aug 31, 2023 for Simplelightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.0 for Simplelightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Simplelightbox.

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

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Simplelightbox
Popular rank	#424	#5,701
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	93.1K	299
Rating	3.9(95)	5.0(11)
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.0
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.04
Last release	2 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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