WordPress plugin comparison

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes vs Simple Block Gallery

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes

by Syed Balkhi

300K+ installs4.3

Simple Block Gallery

by Katsushi Kawamori

1K+ installs3.0

At a glance

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has more active installs: 300K+, against 1K+ for Simple Block Gallery.
On a typical day, Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes is downloaded about 5,737 times, Simple Block Gallery about 16.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 4,342 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Simple Block Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes has been around longer: since 2007, against 2020 for Simple Block Gallery.

Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes	Simple Block Gallery
Popular rank	#159	#6,731
Active installs	300K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	457.4K	390
Rating	4.3(4.3K)	3.0(1)
Support threads resolved	79%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×3.18	×0.49
Last release	today	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.0

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