WordPress plugin comparison

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

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

SimpLy Gallery

by GalleryCreator

40K+ installs4.8

At a glance

SimpLy Gallery has more active installs: 40K+, against 10K+ for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
On a typical day, SimpLy Gallery is downloaded about 271 times, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others about 119.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
SimpLy Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Sep 24, 2026 for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
SimpLy Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 56% for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2019 for SimpLy Gallery.

SimpLy Gallery leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others	SimpLy Gallery
Popular rank	#1,752	#898
Active installs	10K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.2K	24.8K
Rating	4.8(193)	4.8(118)
Support threads resolved	56%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.46	×1.61
Last release	1 month ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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