WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Image Parallax

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Image Parallax

by WebMaestro.Fr

100+ installs4.8

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Image Parallax.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Image Parallax about 3.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.8 from 4 reviews.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Jun 16, 2014 for Image Parallax.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.9.40 for Image Parallax.
Image Parallax has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Image Parallax
Popular rank	#1,293	#14,205
Active installs	20K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	48
Rating	5.0(88)	4.8(4)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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