WordPress plugin comparison
Gallery Lightbox vs Simple Lightbox
At a glance
- Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Gallery Lightbox.
- On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, Gallery Lightbox about 60.
- Gallery Lightbox is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 106 reviews, against 4.3 from 239 reviews.
- Simple Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Sep 2, 2026 for Gallery Lightbox.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Gallery Lightbox.
Line by line
Simple Lightbox leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Gallery Lightbox |  Simple Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,933 | #331 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.9K | 11.8K |
| Rating | 4.7(106) | 4.3(239) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.85 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6.20 |
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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