Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin… vs Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin…
100K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 131 reviews) while Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin… leads in active installations (100K+ vs 20K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin… has accumulated 2.8M+ total downloads while Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress has 821K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin… | Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.9/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 94 | ► | 131 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.8M+ | ◄ | 821K+ |
| Support Resolution | 75% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2016 | |
| Age | 12 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.5.1+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.7.41 | 3.4.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin…
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin… averaged approximately 339 daily downloads while Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress averaged 604.
Recent Reviews
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin… Reviews
FooBox is fantastic
FooBox works great ouf of the box (pun intended) and is well-suited for sites that need a quick image lightbox plugin that plays well with others. The default lightbox theme provided is professiona
PHP 8.5 compatibility
The freemium.php file used by this plugin raises php warnings, not safe. PHP warning: Deprecation: Using null as an array offset is deprecated, use an empty string insteadThis should be fixed, than
Igor
A simple and convenient plugin. Just what I needed to replace “Image Zoom”, which isn’t updated and doesn’t support modern PHP versions.
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress Reviews
Perfect & Easy setup
Perfect Plugin and easy to setup and have where and when appear.thank you
Fantastico plugin!!
Funziona egregiamente, fa tutto quello che promette e lo fa benissimo. Grazie!
This is what a WP plugin should be like
Free. Simple. Decent. Does the job.
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