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NextGEN Gallery ColorBoxer vs NGG Smart Image Search

NextGEN Gallery ColorBoxer

by Mark Jeldi

100+ installs5.0

NGG Smart Image Search

by wpo-HR

400+ installs4.9

At a glance

  • NGG Smart Image Search has more active installs: 400+, against 100+ for NextGEN Gallery ColorBoxer.
  • On a typical day, NGG Smart Image Search is downloaded about 20 times, NextGEN Gallery ColorBoxer about 2.
  • NextGEN Gallery ColorBoxer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 13 reviews.
  • NGG Smart Image Search was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against May 25, 2012 for NextGEN Gallery ColorBoxer.
  • NGG Smart Image Search is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for NextGEN Gallery ColorBoxer.
  • NextGEN Gallery ColorBoxer has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for NGG Smart Image Search.

Line by line

NGG Smart Image Search leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricNextGEN Gallery ColorBoxerNGG Smart Image Search
Popular rank#13,540#9,648
Active installs100+400+
Downloads, last 30 days38559
Rating5.0(2)4.9(13)
Support threads resolved–100%
Tested up to3.3.27.1.4
Search multiplier×0.00×0.62
Last release14 years ago14 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

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