WordPress plugin comparison

NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget

by maff

500+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 500+ for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget about 5.
NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Feb 6, 2012 for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget.
NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	NextGEN Gallery Sidebar Widget	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#8,985	#327
Active installs	500+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	101	81.9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.34
Last release	14 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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