WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs The Gallery Shortcode

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

The Gallery Shortcode

by shazdeh

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for The Gallery Shortcode.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, The Gallery Shortcode about 1.
The Gallery Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 2,003 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Apr 27, 2012 for The Gallery Shortcode.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for The Gallery Shortcode.
The Gallery Shortcode has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

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

Metric	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery	The Gallery Shortcode
Popular rank	#327	#46,424
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	81.9K	18
Rating	4.9(2K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	17%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.3.2
Search multiplier	×1.34	×0.00
Last release	20 days ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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