Gallery Lightbox vs Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,581, ahead of Gallery Lightbox at #1,937. Over the last 7 days Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site slipped 4 places and Gallery Lightbox climbed 8 places. Gallery Lightbox has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site. Downloads this week: Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site 1,986 and Gallery Lightbox 526. Ratings: Gallery Lightbox 4.7★ from 106 and Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site 4.5★ from 14 reviews.
| Metric | Gallery Lightbox | Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,937 ▲ 8 | #1,581 ▼ 4 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 526 | 1,986 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (106) | 4.5★ (14) |
| Last updated | Sep 2, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.0.45 | 3.1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,935 | #1,529 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2015 | May 2018 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Gallery Lightbox or Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site?
By active installs, Gallery Lightbox: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Gallery Lightbox or Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site?
Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site, at #1,581 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Gallery Lightbox at #1,937. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Gallery Lightbox or Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.