WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Up down image slideshow gallery

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Up down image slideshow gallery

by gopiplus

20+ installs1.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 20+ for Up down image slideshow gallery.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Up down image slideshow gallery about 8.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Oct 29, 2023 for Up down image slideshow gallery.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for Up down image slideshow gallery.
Up down image slideshow gallery 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	Up down image slideshow gallery
Popular rank	#1,293	#26,536
Active installs	20K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	230
Rating	5.0(88)	1.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.4.14
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.01
Last release	5 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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