WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

by Automattic

4K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 4K+ for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries about 16.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.0 from 10 reviews.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.4.2 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries
Popular rank	#1,293	#3,280
Active installs	20K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	320
Rating	5.0(88)	4.0(10)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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