WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Improved GD Image Editor

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Improved GD Image Editor

by Marko Heijnen

10+ installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Improved GD Image Editor.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Improved GD Image Editor about 1.
Improved GD Image Editor has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Sep 4, 2014 for Improved GD Image Editor.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.0.38 for Improved GD Image Editor.
Improved GD Image Editor has been around longer: since 2013, 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	Improved GD Image Editor
Popular rank	#1,293	#40,409
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	23
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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