WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Imsanity

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Imsanity

by Shane Bishop

200K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Imsanity has more active installs: 200K+, against 20K+ for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
On a typical day, Imsanity is downloaded about 1,184 times, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block about 95.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.9 from 291 reviews.
Imsanity was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Imsanity.
Imsanity is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Imsanity has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Imsanity leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Imsanity
Popular rank	#1,294	#225
Active installs	20K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	33K
Rating	5.0(88)	4.9(291)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×1.26
Last release	5 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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