WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Image Slider Block

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Image Slider Block

by Anna Schneider

100+ installs4.5

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Image Slider Block.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Image Slider Block about 8.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.5 from 8 reviews.
Image Slider Block was updated more recently: Jul 19, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Image Slider Block has been around longer: since 2019, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Image Slider Block
Popular rank	#1,293	#15,140
Active installs	20K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	184
Rating	5.0(88)	4.5(8)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.37
Last release	5 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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