WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Hot Random Image

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Hot Random Image

by Hot Themes

2K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Hot Random Image.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Hot Random Image about 19.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.9 from 9 reviews.
Hot Random Image was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Hot Random Image.
Hot Random Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Hot Random Image has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Hot Random Image
Popular rank	#1,293	#4,339
Active installs	20K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	346
Rating	5.0(88)	4.9(9)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.70
Last release	5 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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