WordPress plugin comparison
Image Gallery vs Lightbox slider
Image Gallery
by A WP Life
3K+ installs4.4
Lightbox slider
by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin
3K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Both have 3K+ active installs.
- Lightbox slider is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.4 from 32 reviews.
- Image Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Sep 11, 2026 for Lightbox slider.
- Image Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Lightbox slider.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Lightbox slider has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Image Gallery.
Line by line
Image Gallery leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Gallery | Lightbox slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,634 | #3,807 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.1K | 1K |
| Rating | 4.4(32) | 4.7(24) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.72 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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