WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Manual Image Crop

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Manual Image Crop

by Tomasz Sita

7K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 7K+ for Manual Image Crop.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Manual Image Crop about 65.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.1 from 56 reviews.
Manual Image Crop was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Manual Image Crop is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Manual Image Crop has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Manual Image Crop
Popular rank	#1,291	#2,485
Active installs	20K+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	1.5K
Rating	5.0(88)	4.1(56)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.76
Last release	5 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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