WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Grey Owl Lightbox

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Grey Owl Lightbox

by greyowl0015

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 50+ for Grey Owl Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Grey Owl Lightbox about 11.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Aug 30, 2025 for Grey Owl Lightbox.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Grey Owl Lightbox.
Grey Owl Lightbox has been around longer: since 2019, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Grey Owl Lightbox
Popular rank	#1,293	#21,266
Active installs	20K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	197
Rating	5.0(88)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.15
Last release	5 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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