Envira Gallery vs WP Lightbox 2
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| Feature | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WP Lightbox 2 v3.0.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | January 31, 2026 |
| Editions | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) | WP Lightbox 2 |
| Pros | Drag and drop gallery builder that needs no code; Shortcode and block placement on any page; Galleries are stored as their own editable post type | Free, with no paid edition in the code; Groups related images so visitors can step through them; Settings for overlay size, navigation bar, download link and looping; No external services contacted |
| Cons | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list | Applies to images site-wide, so per-image control is limited; Comment links lose nofollow when the comments option is on; Overlay look is set by the bundled stylesheet and the settings page only |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | envira-gallery shortcode, Envira gallery block, Galleries stored as an envira post type, Setup wizard on the dashboard, REST routes to convert a WordPress gallery to Envira, Pro licence hooks that the Lite build stubs out ($) | Automatic lightbox on post images (when the automate option is on), Optional lightbox for comment images, Settings page for overlay behaviour, Optional download link in the overlay, Grouping of related images for stepping through |
| Integrations | ||
| Drip | — | |
| Plugins | — | WPML |
| Other | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |