WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Control Buttons vs LightPress Lightbox
Gallery Control Buttons
by Zeki Can
Fewer than 10 installs
LightPress Lightbox
by Firelight
40K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- LightPress Lightbox has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for Gallery Control Buttons.
- On a typical day, LightPress Lightbox is downloaded about 119 times, Gallery Control Buttons about 1.
- Gallery Control Buttons has no reviews yet.
- LightPress Lightbox was updated more recently: Mar 25, 2026, against Nov 27, 2025 for Gallery Control Buttons.
- LightPress Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for Gallery Control Buttons.
- LightPress Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Gallery Control Buttons.
Line by line
LightPress Lightbox leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Gallery Control Buttons | LightPress Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,146 | #901 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 4.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(72) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.79 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 7 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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