Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs YourChannel
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| Feature | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery v2.7.11.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | YourChannel v1.2.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 9,000+ |
| Last updated | October 20, 2026 | August 23, 2024 |
| Editions | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery · Responsive Lightbox premium extensions ($) | YourChannel · YourChannel PRO ($) |
| 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 | Shortcode builder with live preview; Lightbox or inline playback with several thumbnail styles; Built-in GDPR overlay before the video loads |
| 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 | Needs your own YouTube Data API key; Some video sources and features are only in the paid version; Shows an upgrade notice in the admin |
| 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 ($) | Channel uploads, playlists and totals display, Visual builder that generates the shortcode, GDPR overlay setting before playback, Per-language settings, Pro feature notice in the admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | Unsplash, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons | — |
| Social | — | YouTube Data API |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | WPML, Polylang | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 3.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.6.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.dfactory.co, api.unsplash.com, api.flickr.com, commons.wikimedia.org | www.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |