WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Lightbox vs Home Page Slideshow
At a glance
- Gallery Lightbox has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Home Page Slideshow.
- On a typical day, Gallery Lightbox is downloaded about 60 times, Home Page Slideshow about 5.
- Home Page Slideshow is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 106 reviews.
- Gallery Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 2, 2026, against Oct 20, 2014 for Home Page Slideshow.
- Gallery Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Home Page Slideshow.
- Home Page Slideshow has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Gallery Lightbox.
Line by line
Gallery Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gallery Lightbox |  Home Page Slideshow |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,935 | #13,462 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.9K | 110 |
| Rating | 4.7(106) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.9.40 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.85 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 12 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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