WordPress plugin comparison

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others vs SimpleGal

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

SimpleGal

by dath

30+ installs

At a glance

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for SimpleGal.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 130 times, SimpleGal about 3.
SimpleGal has no reviews yet.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Mar 1, 2012 for SimpleGal.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for SimpleGal.
SimpleGal has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.

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

Metric	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others	SimpleGal
Popular rank	#1,752	#24,528
Active installs	10K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.2K	62
Rating	4.8(193)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	56%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.3.2
Search multiplier	×1.46	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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