WordPress plugin comparison

Image Gallery Custom Post Type vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Image Gallery Custom Post Type

by nziniwal

10+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Image Gallery Custom Post Type.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Image Gallery Custom Post Type about 6.
Image Gallery Custom Post Type 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 26, 2026 for Image Gallery Custom Post Type.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Image Gallery Custom Post Type.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Image Gallery Custom Post Type.

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

Metric	Image Gallery Custom Post Type	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#38,314	#327
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	128	80.9K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.16	×1.34
Last release	6 months ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	8.0	7.4

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