WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs Variation Gallery Simplified

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

Variation Gallery Simplified

by Sajjad Hossain Sagor

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Variation Gallery Simplified.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Variation Gallery Simplified about 2.
Variation Gallery Simplified has no reviews yet.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Jun 3, 2026 for Variation Gallery Simplified.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Variation Gallery Simplified.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Variation Gallery Simplified.

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

Metric	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery	Variation Gallery Simplified
Popular rank	#327	#60,971
Active installs	100K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	80.9K	45
Rating	4.9(2K)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	17%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.34	×0.05
Last release	20 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.0

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