WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Merging Image Boxes

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Merging Image Boxes

by GraphicEdit

10+ installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Merging Image Boxes.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Merging Image Boxes about 1.
Merging Image Boxes has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Mar 24, 2018 for Merging Image Boxes.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Merging Image Boxes.
Merging Image Boxes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Merging Image Boxes
Popular rank	#1,293	#36,145
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	30
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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