WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Master Query Loop

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Master Query Loop

by dat09.vuquoc

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Master Query Loop.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Master Query Loop about 2.
Master Query Loop has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Jun 12, 2023 for Master Query Loop.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.2.15 for Master Query Loop.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2023 for Master Query Loop.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Master Query Loop
Popular rank	#1,294	#56,386
Active installs	20K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	37
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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