WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Image Effects Generator

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Image Effects Generator

by tomsansome

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Image Effects Generator.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Image Effects Generator about 1.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Feb 27, 2014 for Image Effects Generator.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.4.2 for Image Effects Generator.
Image Effects Generator has been around longer: since 2014, 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	Image Effects Generator
Popular rank	#1,293	#31,594
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	18
Rating	5.0(88)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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