WordPress plugin comparison

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

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

LightPress Lightbox

by Firelight

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

LightPress Lightbox has more active installs: 40K+, against 10K+ for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 193 reviews, against 4.6 from 72 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Mar 25, 2026 for LightPress Lightbox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others resolves more of its support threads: 56% in the last two months, against 0% for LightPress Lightbox.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for LightPress Lightbox.
LightPress Lightbox 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 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others	LightPress Lightbox
Popular rank	#1,752	#901
Active installs	10K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.3K	4.5K
Rating	4.8(193)	4.6(72)
Support threads resolved	56%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.46	×0.79
Last release	1 month ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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