WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Image Widget by Angie Makes

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Image Widget by Angie Makes

by Chris Baldelomar

500+ installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 500+ for Image Widget by Angie Makes.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Image Widget by Angie Makes about 6.
Image Widget by Angie Makes has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against May 12, 2017 for Image Widget by Angie Makes.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for Image Widget by Angie Makes.
Image Widget by Angie Makes has been around longer: since 2015, 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	Image Widget by Angie Makes
Popular rank	#1,293	#8,897
Active installs	20K+	500+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	107
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
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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