WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery 5cript vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Gallery 5cript
by Billy Basdras
Fewer than 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 fewer than 10 for Gallery 5cript.
- On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Gallery 5cript about 2.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Gallery 5cript was updated more recently: Aug 9, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for Gallery 5cript.
Line by line
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Gallery 5cript | Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #56,120 | #1,294 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 57 | 2.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(88) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×1.12 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 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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