WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Sobol Image Icons

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Sobol Image Icons

by lsobolew

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Sobol Image Icons.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Sobol Image Icons about 2.
Sobol Image Icons has no reviews yet.
Sobol Image Icons was updated more recently: Sep 20, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Sobol Image Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has been around longer: since 2020, against 2026 for Sobol Image Icons.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Sobol Image Icons
Popular rank	#1,291	#72,406
Active installs	20K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	58
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.05
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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