WordPress plugin comparison

Paginated Gallery vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Paginated Gallery

by PhilBarker

100+ installs4.7

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Paginated Gallery.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Paginated Gallery about 4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Apr 25, 2011 for Paginated Gallery.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Paginated Gallery.
Paginated Gallery has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

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

Metric	Paginated Gallery	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#16,616	#327
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	88	81.9K
Rating	4.7(3)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	3.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.34
Last release	15 years ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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