WordPress plugin comparison

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries vs Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

by Automattic

4K+ installs4.0

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

by Arno Welzel

20K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe has more active installs: 20K+, against 4K+ for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
On a typical day, Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is downloaded about 545 times, jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries about 16.
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 115 reviews, against 4.0 from 10 reviews.
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe was updated more recently: Nov 11, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Lightbox with PhotoSwipe.

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries	Lightbox with PhotoSwipe
Popular rank	#3,283	#1,088
Active installs	4K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	320	29.6K
Rating	4.0(10)	4.9(115)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.25
Last release	9 years ago	today
Requires PHP	–	–

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