WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Smart Image Gallery

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Smart Image Gallery

by codepeople

100+ installs1.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Smart Image Gallery.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Smart Image Gallery about 6.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Smart Image Gallery was updated more recently: Aug 15, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Smart Image Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Smart Image Gallery has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Smart Image Gallery
Popular rank	#1,293	#14,485
Active installs	20K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	93
Rating	5.0(88)	1.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.17
Last release	5 months ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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