WordPress plugin comparison
Frontpen vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Frontpen
by Gopal Bogati
Fewer than 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 fewer than 10 for Frontpen.
- On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Frontpen about 3.
- Frontpen has no reviews yet.
- Frontpen was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
- Frontpen is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
- Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2026 for Frontpen.
Line by line
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Frontpen | Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #56,273 | #1,293 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 127 | 2.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(88) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 8 days ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.3 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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