WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs sexyCycle for WordPress

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

sexyCycle for WordPress

by Linus Lundahl

10+ installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for sexyCycle for WordPress.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, sexyCycle for WordPress about 1.
sexyCycle for WordPress has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Jan 19, 2011 for sexyCycle for WordPress.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.0.5 for sexyCycle for WordPress.
sexyCycle for WordPress has been around longer: since 2010, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	sexyCycle for WordPress
Popular rank	#1,293	#46,392
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	30
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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