ACF Photo Gallery Field vs WP Colorbox (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
ACF Photo Gallery Field
60K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Colorbox has a higher user rating (4.3/5 from 23 reviews) while ACF Photo Gallery Field leads in active installations (60K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. ACF Photo Gallery Field has accumulated 638K+ total downloads while WP Colorbox has 154K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | ACF Photo Gallery Field | WP Colorbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4/5 | ► | 4.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 29 | ◄ | 23 |
| Active Installs | 60K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 638K+ | ◄ | 154K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 7 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2014 | |
| Age | 10 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.8+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.1 | 1.1.6 |
Rating Breakdown
ACF Photo Gallery Field
WP Colorbox
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, ACF Photo Gallery Field averaged approximately 195 daily downloads while WP Colorbox averaged 15.
Recent Reviews
ACF Photo Gallery Field Reviews
Excelent free option for ACF photo gallery field
I have been using ACF Photo Gallery Field for about 4 years now, and it worked excelent. I use it with Elementor Pro and custom templates, and I am able to access the dinamic data in the gallery field
Too buggy
Does not work inside ACF fields groups. Simply does not saving any selected images. Also, if a lot images was added, sometimes spontaneously losing all of them when saving the post. Updated 05.1
Great solution! It works perfectly! thanks Devs!
It works perfectly! thanks Devs! This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by pedrocunhaweb.
WP Colorbox Reviews
Best flexible lightbox on the market
I use the colorbox lightbox for many years in my projects and for me it´s still the best lightbox plugin on the market. Its easy to use and very flexible in functionality and design. Really great job.
Great Text solution
I was looking for a pop-up text solution. This fit it great.
Firefox
Very good but it is not running on firefox and ms edge
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