WordPress plugin comparison

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

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

WP Slim Gallery

by Sumon Hasan

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for WP Slim Gallery.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, WP Slim Gallery about 1.
WP Slim Gallery is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 193 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Aug 22, 2016 for WP Slim Gallery.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for WP Slim Gallery.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for WP Slim Gallery.

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others	WP Slim Gallery
Popular rank	#1,752	#46,398
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.3K	17
Rating	4.8(193)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	56%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×1.46	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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