WordPress plugin comparison

Framed Slideshow Gallery vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Framed Slideshow Gallery

by Tauhidul Alam

10+ installs5.0

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 Framed Slideshow Gallery.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Framed Slideshow Gallery about 1.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Dec 30, 2014 for Framed Slideshow Gallery.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.4.2 for Framed Slideshow Gallery.
Framed Slideshow Gallery has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Framed Slideshow Gallery	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Popular rank	#45,181	#1,293
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	2.5K
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(88)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.12
Last release	12 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.3

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