WordPress plugin comparison

LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks vs Simple Lightbox

LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks

by lizdmukami

Fewer than 10 installs

Simple Lightbox

by Archetyped

100K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks.
On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks about 2.
LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks has no reviews yet.
Simple Lightbox was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Jul 10, 2026 for LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks.
Simple Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks.
Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks.

Simple Lightbox leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks	Simple Lightbox
Popular rank	#54,935	#331
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	11.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.3(239)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.07
Last release	4 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6.20

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