WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Light Modal Block

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Light Modal Block

by David Jensen

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Light Modal Block.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Light Modal Block about 87.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Light Modal Block was updated more recently: Oct 29, 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 50% for Light Modal Block.
Light Modal Block 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 2023 for Light Modal Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Light Modal Block
Popular rank	#1,293	#4,426
Active installs	20K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	2.4K
Rating	5.0(88)	5.0(13)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.82
Last release	5 months ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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