WordPress plugin comparison
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs Carousel
At a glance
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Carousel.
- On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, Carousel about 1.
- Carousel 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 Nov 7, 2017 for Carousel.
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Carousel.
- Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Carousel.
Line by line
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Responsive Lightbox & Gallery |  Carousel |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #327 | #27,344 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 81.9K | 31 |
| Rating | 4.9(2K) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 17% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.34 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 20 days ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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