WordPress plugin comparison

Force Featured Image vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Force Featured Image

by Jonathan Bardo

10+ installs

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Force Featured Image.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Force Featured Image about 1.
Force Featured Image has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Feb 25, 2015 for Force Featured Image.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for Force Featured Image.
Force Featured Image has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Force Featured Image	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#37,405	#1,293
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	24	2.5K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	11 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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