Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs WP Lightbox 2
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| Feature | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery v2.7.11.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 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 20, 2026 | January 31, 2026 |
| Editions | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery · Responsive Lightbox premium extensions ($) | WP Lightbox 2 |
| Pros | Eight lightbox scripts to choose from, with per-script settings; Gallery builder with grid, slider and masonry layouts plus block and widgets; Media folders and remote image library built in; No usage tracking | Free, with no paid edition in the code; Groups related images so visitors can step through them; Settings for overlay size, navigation bar, download link and looping; No external services contacted |
| Cons | Additional gallery types and lightboxes are paid extensions; Extensions page loads its list from dfactory.co; Galleries are a custom post type, so they do not move cleanly to another gallery plugin | Applies to images site-wide, so per-image control is limited; Comment links lose nofollow when the comments option is on; Overlay look is set by the bundled stylesheet and the settings page only |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Choice of bundled lightbox scripts, Gallery builder custom post type, Basic grid, slider and masonry layouts, Gallery shortcode and block, Media folders and media tags, Remote image library (Unsplash, Flickr, Wikimedia), Lightbox for WooCommerce product galleries, Gallery and image widgets, Licence keys for premium extensions ($) | 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 | ||
| Storage | Unsplash, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, Polylang | WPML |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.dfactory.co, api.unsplash.com, api.flickr.com, commons.wikimedia.org | — |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |