WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 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 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 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 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#1,293	#327
Active installs	20K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.4K	80.9K
Rating	5.0(88)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	100%	17%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×1.34
Last release	5 months ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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