WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

by maff

500+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 500+ for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget about 5.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Feb 6, 2012 for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.3.2 for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget has been around longer: since 2009, 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	NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget
Popular rank	#1,293	#8,985
Active installs	20K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	101
Rating	5.0(88)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.3.2
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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