Photo Gallery by 10Web vs Simple Lightbox
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| Feature | Photo Gallery by 10Web v1.8.48 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | Simple Lightbox v2.9.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | September 12, 2026 |
| Editions | Photo Gallery · Premium Photo Gallery by 10Web ($) | Simple Lightbox |
| Pros | Responsive galleries with a lightbox and slideshows; Gallery and slideshow widgets in the free version; Instagram and video embeds | Image links open in a lightbox with no manual coding; Groups gallery and post images into a slideshow; Themes and animations can be set in the admin |
| Cons | Several views and the tag widget need Premium; Upgrade messages appear in the gallery editor; Large plugin with many views and an extra remote library | Look is set by the bundled themes; Many options to tune on the Appearance > Lightbox screen |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gallery shortcode, Galleries, albums and image tags as post types, Gallery and slideshow widgets, Tag cloud widget ($), Instagram gallery import, Vimeo video lookup for galleries, Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, Premium upgrade notices on locked views | Automatic activation of image links, Group gallery images into a slideshow, Group images per post, Lightbox for links in widgets, Lightbox animations toggle, Selectable lightbox themes |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Instagram, Vimeo | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | 10Web | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6.20 |
| Tested up to | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | graph.instagram.com, core.10web.io, api.wordpress.org | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |