WordPress plugin comparison

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries vs Simple Lightbox

jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

by Automattic

4K+ installs4.0

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against 4K+ for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries about 16.
Simple Lightbox is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 239 reviews, against 4.0 from 10 reviews.
Simple Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries.
Simple Lightbox 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 2010 for Simple Lightbox.

Simple Lightbox leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries	Simple Lightbox
Popular rank	#3,275	#331
Active installs	4K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	350	11.6K
Rating	4.0(10)	4.3(239)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.07
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.20

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