WordPress plugin comparison
Picture Gallery vs Lightbox slider
Picture Gallery
by videowhisper
400+ installs3.7
Lightbox slider
by Weblizar - WordPress Themes & Plugin
3K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Lightbox slider has more active installs: 3K+, against 400+ for Picture Gallery.
- On a typical day, Picture Gallery is downloaded about 57 times, Lightbox slider about 38.
- Lightbox slider is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Picture Gallery was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Sep 11, 2026 for Lightbox slider.
- Picture Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Lightbox slider.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Lightbox slider has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Picture Gallery.
Line by line
Lightbox slider leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Picture Gallery | Lightbox slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,929 | #3,807 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 1K |
| Rating | 3.7(3) | 4.7(24) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.61 | ×0.72 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.2 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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