WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light

by OTWthemes

90+ installs2.5

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 90+ for Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light about 3.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 2.5 from 4 reviews.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Apr 1, 2022 for Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.9.20 for Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light.
Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light
Popular rank	#1,291	#17,321
Active installs	20K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	55
Rating	5.0(88)	2.5(4)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.9.20
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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