WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider

by MetaSlider

500K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has more active installs: 500K+, against 20K+ for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
On a typical day, Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is downloaded about 5,050 times, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block about 95.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.6 from 743 reviews.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider was updated more recently: Oct 27, 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 93% for Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider
Popular rank	#1,293	#123
Active installs	20K+	500K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	300.3K
Rating	5.0(88)	4.6(743)
Support threads resolved	100%	93%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×3.57
Last release	5 months ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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