WordPress plugin comparison

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others vs WP Facebox

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

WP Facebox

by evocateur

100+ installs

At a glance

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for WP Facebox.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, WP Facebox about 4.
WP Facebox has no reviews yet.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Jun 21, 2008 for WP Facebox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.5.1 for WP Facebox.
WP Facebox has been around longer: since 2008, 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	WP Facebox
Popular rank	#1,752	#16,434
Active installs	10K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.3K	80
Rating	4.8(193)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	56%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.5.1
Search multiplier	×1.46	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	18 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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