WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Spider Blocker

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Spider Blocker

by Niteo

10K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Spider Blocker.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Spider Blocker about 38.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against May 7, 2024 for Spider Blocker.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.5.14 for Spider Blocker.
Spider Blocker has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Spider Blocker
Popular rank	#1,293	#1,435
Active installs	20K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	3.6K
Rating	5.0(88)	4.0(5)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.10
Last release	5 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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