WordPress plugin comparison

Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light vs Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light

by OTWthemes

90+ installs2.5

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,054 times, Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light about 3.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 2.5 from 4 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Apr 1, 2022 for Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Popping Sidebars and Widgets Light	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Popular rank	#17,332	#327
Active installs	90+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	55	80.2K
Rating	2.5(4)	4.9(2K)
Support threads resolved	–	17%
Tested up to	5.9.20	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.34
Last release	4 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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