Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page… vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page…
200K+ active installs
Free
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has a higher user rating (5/5 from 88 reviews) while Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page… leads in active installations (200K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page… has accumulated 8.1M+ total downloads while Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has 189K+. Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page… | Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 206 | ◄ | 88 |
| Active Installs | 200K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 8.1M+ | ◄ | 189K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | ◄ | 0% |
| Last Updated | 2 days ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2020 | |
| Age | 8 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.8+ | 5.4+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.3+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.0.7 | 1.16.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page…
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page… averaged approximately 8,209 daily downloads while Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block averaged 97.
Recent Reviews
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page… Reviews
Great customer support
I had an issue integrating essential blocks with my blocksy theme. Specifically, the blocks were not loading correctly on my content hook pages. Eric from essential blocks was fantastic. He helped deb
Great collection of blocks
Essential Blocks offers a lot of great blocks for FSE/Gutenberg themes, and most of the useful ones are free, which is awesome. They offer a lot of customization and I haven’t experienced any bugs or
Works Well With Their Flexia Theme
I decided to switch themes and so as a pro user of the BetterDocs plugin I decided to jump in with Flexia FSE theme. The Essential Blocks plugin adds a lot of options even with the free version. Give
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block Reviews
Super simple and works perfect
Thank you!
Simple & Fast
just what i needed. no bloat. just works (TM)
Супер!
Як же довго шукав такий плагін. Оцінка 5. Плагін робочий і без зайвого барахла (реклама, про версія). Дуже дякую!
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