WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Next Watermark

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Next Watermark

by nxtweb

200+ installs3.4

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Next Watermark.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Next Watermark about 6.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 3.4 from 11 reviews.
Next Watermark was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Next Watermark 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 2022 for Next Watermark.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Next Watermark
Popular rank	#1,293	#11,981
Active installs	20K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	119
Rating	5.0(88)	3.4(11)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.38
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.3

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