WordPress plugin comparison
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others vs Simple Lightbox
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
by Sayontan Sinha
10K+ installs4.8
Simple Lightbox
by Archetyped
100K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Simple Lightbox has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
- On a typical day, Simple Lightbox is downloaded about 396 times, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others about 119.
- Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 193 reviews, against 4.3 from 239 reviews.
- Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Sep 12, 2026 for Simple Lightbox.
- Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others resolves more of its support threads: 56% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Lightbox.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Line by line
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others | Simple Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,752 | #331 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.3K | 11.8K |
| Rating | 4.8(193) | 4.3(239) |
| Support threads resolved | 56% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.46 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6.20 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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