WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Gallery Lightbox vs LightPress Lightbox

Responsive Gallery Lightbox

by noor-e-alam

10+ installs1.0

LightPress Lightbox

by Firelight

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

LightPress Lightbox has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Responsive Gallery Lightbox.
On a typical day, LightPress Lightbox is downloaded about 119 times, Responsive Gallery Lightbox about 1.
LightPress Lightbox is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 72 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
LightPress Lightbox was updated more recently: Mar 25, 2026, against Nov 23, 2014 for Responsive Gallery Lightbox.
LightPress Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.0.38 for Responsive Gallery Lightbox.
LightPress Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Responsive Gallery Lightbox.

LightPress Lightbox leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Responsive Gallery Lightbox	LightPress Lightbox
Popular rank	#41,833	#901
Active installs	10+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	16	4.5K
Rating	1.0(1)	4.6(72)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.0.38	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.79
Last release	12 years ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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