Photo Gallery by 10Web vs WP Video Lightbox
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| Feature | Photo Gallery by 10Web v1.8.48 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details | WP Video Lightbox v1.9.12 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Photo Gallery · Premium Photo Gallery by 10Web ($) | WP Video Lightbox |
| Pros | Responsive galleries with a lightbox and slideshows; Gallery and slideshow widgets in the free version; Instagram and video embeds | Lightbox overlay for YouTube, Vimeo, iframes and images; Shortcodes for quick insertion; Settings page for overlay behaviour |
| Cons | Several views and the tag widget need Premium; Upgrade messages appear in the gallery editor; Large plugin with many views and an extra remote library | Relies on shortcodes to add videos; Vimeo thumbnails and titles come from Vimeo's oEmbed service; Overlay styling is limited to its own options |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gallery shortcode, Galleries, albums and image tags as post types, Gallery and slideshow widgets, Tag cloud widget ($), Instagram gallery import, Vimeo video lookup for galleries, Gutenberg block, Elementor widget, Premium upgrade notices on locked views | Lightbox overlay for videos, images and iframes, Shortcodes for YouTube and Vimeo videos, Shortcodes run in widgets, excerpts and content, Settings page under Settings |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | Instagram, Vimeo | YouTube, Vimeo |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | 10Web | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.6 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | graph.instagram.com, core.10web.io, api.wordpress.org | vimeo.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 2 |