WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs MarkDown Block

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

MarkDown Block

by Isamu Takeda

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for MarkDown Block.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, MarkDown Block about 2.
MarkDown Block has no reviews yet.
MarkDown Block was updated more recently: Oct 6, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
MarkDown 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 2025 for MarkDown Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	MarkDown Block
Popular rank	#1,294	#68,056
Active installs	20K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	58
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.05
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	8.2

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