WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs WP Magnific Lightbox

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

WP Magnific Lightbox

by sakeef

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WP Magnific Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, WP Magnific Lightbox about 1.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against May 3, 2017 for WP Magnific Lightbox.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for WP Magnific Lightbox.
WP Magnific Lightbox has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

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

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	WP Magnific Lightbox
Popular rank	#1,291	#44,315
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	24
Rating	5.0(88)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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