WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Simplest Colorbox

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Simplest Colorbox

by valentinstn

10+ installs

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Simplest Colorbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Simplest Colorbox about 4.
Simplest Colorbox has no reviews yet.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Mar 20, 2013 for Simplest Colorbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Simplest Colorbox.
Simplest Colorbox has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.

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

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Simplest Colorbox
Popular rank	#424	#36,443
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	95.7K	84
Rating	3.9(95)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.00
Last release	3 days ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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