WordPress plugin comparison

Gallery PhotoBlocks vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Gallery PhotoBlocks

by WP Chill

3K+ installs5.0

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Gallery PhotoBlocks.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Gallery PhotoBlocks about 53.
Gallery PhotoBlocks is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 76 reviews, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Gallery PhotoBlocks was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Gallery PhotoBlocks resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 17% for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Gallery PhotoBlocks.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gallery PhotoBlocks	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#3,935	#327
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.7K	81.9K
Rating	5.0(76)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	100%	17%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.87	×1.34
Last release	17 days ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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