WordPress plugin comparison

LC Lightbox Lite vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

LC Lightbox Lite

by LCweb

100+ 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 100+ for LC Lightbox Lite.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, LC Lightbox Lite about 6.
LC Lightbox Lite is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 193 reviews.
LC Lightbox Lite was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 24, 2026 for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
LC Lightbox Lite resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 56% for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for LC Lightbox Lite.

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	LC Lightbox Lite	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#13,501	#1,752
Active installs	100+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	101	4.3K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	100%	56%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×1.46
Last release	7 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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