WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Preload Featured Image

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Preload Featured Image

by Umut

30+ installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 30+ for Preload Featured Image.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Preload Featured Image about 2.
Preload Featured Image has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Nov 4, 2024 for Preload Featured Image.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Preload Featured Image.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2023 for Preload Featured Image.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Preload Featured Image
Popular rank	#1,293	#23,343
Active installs	20K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	34
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.05
Last release	5 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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