WordPress plugin comparison
LightPress Lightbox vs wplightbox
At a glance
- LightPress Lightbox has more active installs: 40K+, against 70+ for wplightbox.
- On a typical day, LightPress Lightbox is downloaded about 119 times, wplightbox about 2.
- wplightbox is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 72 reviews.
- LightPress Lightbox was updated more recently: Mar 25, 2026, against Feb 6, 2023 for wplightbox.
- LightPress Lightbox is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.1.16 for wplightbox.
- LightPress Lightbox has been around longer: since 2010, against 2019 for wplightbox.
Line by line
LightPress Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  LightPress Lightbox |  wplightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #901 | #18,493 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.5K | 51 |
| Rating | 4.6(72) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.1.16 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.79 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 7 months ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
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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