Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr… vs SmugBuy (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 191 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr… has accumulated 801K+ total downloads while SmugBuy has 4.1K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr… | SmugBuy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 191 | ◄ | 1 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 10 |
| Total Downloads | 801K+ | ◄ | 4.1K+ |
| Support Resolution | 38% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 14 years ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Age | 15 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.2+ | 2.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.3+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.25 | 1.1.5 |
Rating Breakdown
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Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr… Reviews
Outstanding Gallery Plugin
This is the absolute best gallery plugin for WordPress. And I tried many of them! Killer feature is that it can create galleries from images hosted in other Web sites such as SumugMug. Absolutely fant
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Simply stunning
A gallery plugin/block which simply does it all, works with the old and new WordPress environment, and has a very low impact on site performance (provided that you feed it with optimized images, of co
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