WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Ultimate Lightbox

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Ultimate Lightbox

by Rustaurius

1K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Ultimate Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Ultimate Lightbox about 21.
Ultimate Lightbox is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 19 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Jul 29, 2026 for Ultimate Lightbox.
Ultimate Lightbox resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Ultimate Lightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Ultimate Lightbox.

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Ultimate Lightbox
Popular rank	#424	#6,569
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	93.1K	533
Rating	3.9(95)	4.1(19)
Support threads resolved	50%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.67
Last release	3 days ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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