WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Ultimate Lightbox

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Ultimate Lightbox

by Rustaurius

1K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 1K+ for Ultimate Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Ultimate Lightbox about 21.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 4.1 from 19 reviews.
Ultimate Lightbox was updated more recently: Jul 29, 2026, against May 28, 2026 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Ultimate Lightbox has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Ultimate Lightbox
Popular rank	#1,293	#6,569
Active installs	20K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	533
Rating	5.0(88)	4.1(19)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.67
Last release	5 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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