WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 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 4.8 from 193 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 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 56% for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#1,293	#1,752
Active installs	20K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	4.3K
Rating	5.0(88)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	100%	56%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×1.46
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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