WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs JJ NextGen Unload

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

JJ NextGen Unload

by jjcoder

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for JJ NextGen Unload.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, JJ NextGen Unload about 1.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Mar 7, 2011 for JJ NextGen Unload.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.1.4 for JJ NextGen Unload.
JJ NextGen Unload has been around longer: since 2011, 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	JJ NextGen Unload
Popular rank	#1,291	#45,185
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	21
Rating	5.0(88)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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