WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Simple Full Screen Background Image

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Simple Full Screen Background Image

by AMP-MODE

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Simple Full Screen Background Image.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Simple Full Screen Background Image about 23.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.4 from 45 reviews.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Mar 29, 2023 for Simple Full Screen Background Image.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.1.16 for Simple Full Screen Background Image.
Simple Full Screen Background Image has been around longer: since 2011, 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	Simple Full Screen Background Image
Popular rank	#1,293	#2,080
Active installs	20K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	472
Rating	5.0(88)	4.4(45)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.1.16
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.03
Last release	5 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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