WordPress plugin comparison
Responsive Lightbox vs Simplest Colorbox
At a glance
- Responsive Lightbox has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Simplest Colorbox.
- On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox is downloaded about 37 times, Simplest Colorbox about 4.
- Simplest Colorbox has no reviews yet.
- Responsive Lightbox was updated more recently: Aug 8, 2025, against Mar 20, 2013 for Simplest Colorbox.
- Responsive Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.5.2 for Simplest Colorbox.
- Simplest Colorbox has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Responsive Lightbox.
Line by line
Responsive Lightbox leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Responsive Lightbox |  Simplest Colorbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,049 | #36,443 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.1K | 87 |
| Rating | 4.6(42) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 3.5.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.38 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 13 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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