Responsive Lightbox & Gallery vs Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
100K+ active installs
Free
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
90K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 1,991 reviews) and leads in active installations (100K+ vs 90K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Responsive Lightbox & Gallery has accumulated 6.5M+ total downloads while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has 4.5M+. Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! has a higher support resolution rate (50% vs 27%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Responsive Lightbox & Gallery | Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 1,991 | ◄ | 746 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 90K+ |
| Total Downloads | 6.5M+ | ◄ | 4.5M+ |
| Support Resolution | 27% | ► | 50% |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2016 | |
| Age | 13 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.0+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.7.6 | 7.0.6 |
Rating Breakdown
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress!
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Responsive Lightbox & Gallery averaged approximately 4,232 daily downloads while Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! averaged 3,744.
Recent Reviews
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery Reviews
Wieder hier gelandet
Vor 8 Jahren habe ich dieses Plugin erstmals genutzt, um Fotos als Lightbox anzuzeigen. Wie es immer so ist, hat irgendwann ein anderes Plugin den Platz eingenommen, funktionierte dann nicht mehr, als
Great Plugin!
we use it on a non-profit website with a limited budget and it works very well.
Great plugin!
This plugin really works great!
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! Reviews
Does The Job
Simple to use
Just Works
Stunnning plugin that hardly has any false positives. It was great to use. Thanks This topic was modified 6 days, 23 hours ago by Dr. Melvin Temo.
非常好用
不错，操作简单。
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