WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Control Buttons vs Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

Gallery Control Buttons

by Zeki Can

Fewer than 10 installs

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

by Arno Welzel

20K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Gallery Control Buttons.
On a typical day, Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is downloaded about 545 times, Gallery Control Buttons about 1.
Gallery Control Buttons has no reviews yet.
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe was updated more recently: Nov 11, 2026, against Nov 27, 2025 for Gallery Control Buttons.
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Gallery Control Buttons.
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for Gallery Control Buttons.

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

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