WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Simple Lightbox

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 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 4.3 from 239 reviews.
Simple Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 12, 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 0% for Simple Lightbox.
Simple Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Simple Lightbox leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Simple Lightbox
Popular rank	#1,293	#331
Active installs	20K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	11.8K
Rating	5.0(88)	4.3(239)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×1.07
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	5.6.20

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