Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others vs SmugMug Responsive Slider
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
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,752, ahead of SmugMug Responsive Slider at #20,866. Over the last 7 days Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others climbed 6 places and SmugMug Responsive Slider slipped 260 places. Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has the largest install base, roughly 200× the next: 10K+ active installs against 50+ for SmugMug Responsive Slider. Downloads this week: Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others 1,455 and SmugMug Responsive Slider 28. Ratings: Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others 4.8★ from 193 and SmugMug Responsive Slider 4★ from 5 reviews.
| Metric | Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others | SmugMug Responsive Slider |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,752 ▲ 6 | #20,866 ▼ 260 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,455 | 28 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (193) | 4★ (5) |
| Last updated | Sep 24, 2026 | Dec 16, 2016 |
| Current version | 3.37 | 1.3 |
| Best rank on record | #1,752 | #19,610 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2011 | Jul 2012 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 2 | 0 |
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, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others or SmugMug Responsive Slider?
By active installs, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others: 10K+ sites run it against 50+ for SmugMug Responsive Slider, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others or SmugMug Responsive Slider?
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others, at #1,752 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with SmugMug Responsive Slider at #20,866. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others or SmugMug Responsive Slider 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.