Menu Image, Icons made easy vs Simple Lightbox (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Menu Image, Icons made easy
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Menu Image, Icons made easy has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 123 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 100K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while Simple Lightbox has 3.0M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | Simple Lightbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ◄ | 4.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ► | 236 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | 100K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ► | 3.0M+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2010 | |
| Age | 13 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 5.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6.20+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 2.9.5 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
Simple Lightbox
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while Simple Lightbox averaged 895.
Recent Reviews
Menu Image, Icons made easy Reviews
not scaling images
The plugin does not actually scale the images in the menu and displays them only in full size.
Pésimo
Pésimo, parace un virus… daña todo y no se deja desinstalar This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ozonodigital.
It works – simple
Its the only image menu which worked for me. Easy to set up. My wishes: would be good to can change the image on active status. Thanks.
Simple Lightbox Reviews
Does not do anything
Just does not work. This topic was modified 6 months, 3 weeks ago by Benjamin Stocker.
Worked straight out of the box!
Couldn’t be simpler. Downloaded, installed, activated and now all my post images open in a lightbox. Brilliant!
Simple Yet Awesome
I like the simplicity of the plugin and it works with WP native image block. The ability to automatically group single images on a page or post and browse through them in the model box is great.
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