WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery in columns vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Gallery in columns

by Fabien Picard

400+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for Gallery in columns.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Gallery in columns about 5.
Gallery in columns is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Apr 27, 2020 for Gallery in columns.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Gallery in columns.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Gallery in columns.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery in columns	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#9,602	#327
Active installs	400+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	126	81.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.34
Last release	6 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6.20	7.4

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