WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Interactive Image

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Interactive Image

by manu225

200+ installs3.5

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Interactive Image.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Interactive Image about 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 3.5 from 4 reviews.
Interactive Image was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Interactive Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2021 for Interactive Image.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Interactive Image
Popular rank	#1,294	#11,272
Active installs	20K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	83
Rating	5.0(88)	3.5(4)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.39
Last release	5 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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