WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Image Projector

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Image Projector

by wpgloe

30+ installs4.6

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 30+ for Image Projector.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Image Projector about 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.6 from 10 reviews.
Image Projector was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Image Projector is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Image Projector has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Image Projector
Popular rank	#1,293	#23,569
Active installs	20K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	133
Rating	5.0(88)	4.6(10)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.26
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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