WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Gallery Control Buttons

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Gallery Control Buttons

by Zeki Can

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Gallery Control Buttons.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Gallery Control Buttons about 1.
Gallery Control Buttons has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Nov 27, 2025 for Gallery Control Buttons.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Gallery Control Buttons.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2025 for Gallery Control Buttons.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Gallery Control Buttons
Popular rank	#1,293	#71,146
Active installs	20K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	36
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.03
Last release	5 months ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.2

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