WordPress plugin comparison

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others vs Rado's Native Lightbox

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

Rado's Native Lightbox

by radogado

10+ installs

At a glance

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Rado's Native Lightbox.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, Rado's Native Lightbox about 2.
Rado's Native Lightbox has no reviews yet.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against May 29, 2026 for Rado's Native Lightbox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Rado's Native Lightbox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Rado's Native Lightbox.

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others	Rado's Native Lightbox
Popular rank	#1,752	#39,978
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.3K	62
Rating	4.8(193)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	56%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.46	×0.12
Last release	1 month ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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