WordPress plugin comparison

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs LightPress Lightbox

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory

100K+ installs4.9

LightPress Lightbox

by Firelight

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has more active installs: 100K+, against 40K+ for LightPress Lightbox.
On a typical day, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is downloaded about 1,085 times, LightPress Lightbox about 120.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 2,003 reviews, against 4.6 from 72 reviews.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Mar 25, 2026 for LightPress Lightbox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery resolves more of its support threads: 17% in the last two months, against 0% for LightPress Lightbox.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for LightPress Lightbox.
LightPress Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Responsive Lightbox & Gallery.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery leads on 8 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Responsive Lightbox & Gallery	LightPress Lightbox
Popular rank	#327	#901
Active installs	100K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	80.9K	4.4K
Rating	4.9(2K)	4.6(72)
Support threads resolved	17%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.34	×0.79
Last release	20 days ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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