WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs Simple Lightbox for WordPress

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

Simple Lightbox for WordPress

by Martin von Berg

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Simple Lightbox for WordPress about 8.
Simple Lightbox for WordPress is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 25, 2026 for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 17% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2022 for Simple Lightbox for WordPress.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery	Simple Lightbox for WordPress
Popular rank	#327	#9,272
Active installs	100K+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	81.9K	227
Rating	4.9(2K)	5.0(10)
Support threads resolved	17%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.34	×0.53
Last release	20 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.0

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