WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Simple Blurb

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Simple Blurb

by JC

10+ installs4.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Simple Blurb.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Simple Blurb about 2.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Nov 2, 2022 for Simple Blurb.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.1.16 for Simple Blurb.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2022 for Simple Blurb.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Simple Blurb
Popular rank	#1,293	#31,480
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	27
Rating	5.0(88)	4.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.1.16
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.0

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