WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Custom Links vs Simple Lightbox for WordPress

Gallery Custom Links

by Jordy Meow

30K+ installs4.7

Simple Lightbox for WordPress

by Martin von Berg

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 400+ for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 479 times, Simple Lightbox for WordPress about 8.
Simple Lightbox for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.7 from 208 reviews.
Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Aug 25, 2026 for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
Gallery Custom Links resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Gallery Custom Links has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.

Gallery Custom Links leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Custom Links	Simple Lightbox for WordPress
Popular rank	#958	#9,291
Active installs	30K+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	31.8K	223
Rating	4.7(208)	5.0(10)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.13	×0.53
Last release	11 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	8.1	8.0

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