WordPress plugin comparison

Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox vs Simple Lightbox

Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox

by Ben Dunkle

1K+ installs4.8

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox.
On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox about 17.
Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.3 from 239 reviews.
Simple Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against May 22, 2025 for Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox.
Simple Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox.
Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2021 for Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox.

Simple Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gutenberg Gallery Blocks Lightbox	Simple Lightbox
Popular rank	#6,316	#331
Active installs	1K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	375	11.4K
Rating	4.8(11)	4.3(239)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.19	×1.07
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	5.6.20

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