WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery Block by Galleryberg vs Simple Lightbox

Gallery Block by Galleryberg

by Imtiaz Rayhan

2K+ installs5.0

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Gallery Block by Galleryberg.
On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, Gallery Block by Galleryberg about 69.
Gallery Block by Galleryberg is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.3 from 239 reviews.
Gallery Block by Galleryberg was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Sep 12, 2026 for Simple Lightbox.
Simple Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Gallery Block by Galleryberg.
Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Gallery Block by Galleryberg.

Simple Lightbox leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery Block by Galleryberg	Simple Lightbox
Popular rank	#4,245	#331
Active installs	2K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3K	11.8K
Rating	5.0(9)	4.3(239)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.70	×1.07
Last release	22 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6.20

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