WordPress plugin comparison
Meow Lightbox vs wplightbox
At a glance
- Meow Lightbox has more active installs: 10K+, against 70+ for wplightbox.
- On a typical day, Meow Lightbox is downloaded about 306 times, wplightbox about 2.
- wplightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 191 reviews.
- Meow Lightbox was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Feb 6, 2023 for wplightbox.
- Meow Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for wplightbox.
- Meow Lightbox has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for wplightbox.
Line by line
Meow Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Meow Lightbox |  wplightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,976 | #18,493 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 15.1K | 51 |
| Rating | 4.9(191) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.02 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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