WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Custom Links vs Simple Gallery Lightbox
At a glance
- Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Simple Gallery Lightbox.
- On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 479 times, Simple Gallery Lightbox about 1.
- Simple Gallery Lightbox has no reviews yet.
- Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Mar 18, 2020 for Simple Gallery Lightbox.
- Gallery Custom Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Simple Gallery Lightbox.
- Gallery Custom Links has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Simple Gallery Lightbox.
Line by line
Gallery Custom Links leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gallery Custom Links |  Simple Gallery Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #958 | #29,989 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31.8K | 27 |
| Rating | 4.7(208) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.3.27 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 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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