WordPress plugin comparison
Grid Gallery vs Lightbox slider
Grid Gallery
by A WP Life
1K+ installs5.0
Lightbox slider
by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin
3K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Lightbox slider has more active installs: 3K+, against 1K+ for Grid Gallery.
- On a typical day, Lightbox slider is downloaded about 38 times, Grid Gallery about 23.
- Grid Gallery is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.7 from 24 reviews.
- Lightbox slider was updated more recently: Sep 11, 2026, against Aug 20, 2026 for Grid Gallery.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Lightbox slider has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Grid Gallery.
Line by line
Lightbox slider leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Grid Gallery | Lightbox slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,248 | #3,807 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 677 | 1K |
| Rating | 5.0(8) | 4.7(24) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.63 | ×0.72 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free