WordPress plugin comparison

ImagePress vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

ImagePress

by Ciprian Popescu

200+ installs5.0

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for ImagePress.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, ImagePress about 16.
ImagePress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 193 reviews.
ImagePress was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Sep 24, 2026 for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others resolves more of its support threads: 56% in the last two months, against 0% for ImagePress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	ImagePress	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#12,543	#1,752
Active installs	200+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	328	4.3K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	0%	56%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×1.46
Last release	1 month ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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