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Firelight Lightbox vs Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Firelight Lightbox

Firelight Lightbox

4.8(331)

200K+ active installs

Free + Premium

Updated 3 weeks ago
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Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…

Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…

0(0)

4.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Firelight Lightbox has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 331 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Firelight Lightbox has accumulated 7.6M+ total downloads while Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… has 56K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.8/5Firelight Lightbox
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Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…N/A
Total Reviews
331Firelight Lightbox
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Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…0
Active Installs
200K+Firelight Lightbox
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Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…4.0K+
Total Downloads
7.6M+Firelight Lightbox
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Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…56K+
Support Resolution
43%Firelight Lightbox
Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…N/A
Last Updated
3 weeks agoFirelight Lightbox
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Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…2 weeks ago
First Released
2010Firelight Lightbox
Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…2021
Age
16 yearsFirelight Lightbox
Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…5 years
WP Requires
5.0+Firelight Lightbox
Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…4.0+
PHP Requires
7.0+Firelight Lightbox
Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…5.4+
Business Model
Free + PremiumFirelight Lightbox
Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…Free
Latest Version
2.3.19Firelight Lightbox
Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…1.1.7

Rating Breakdown

Firelight Lightbox

4.8/5(331 reviews)
5
90%
4
5%
3
2%
2
0%
1
3%

Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…

0/5(0 reviews)
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Firelight Lightbox Reviews

by rugger86

Very good

Recommend

by FinnDorian

Doesn’t work with sunshine photo cart

I’m using the gallery Plugin “sunshine photo cart” and it does not convert image links into a lightbox gallery. I am sick of using/adjusting 5 different lightbox plugins, because every gallery uses it

by Andreas Lanz

Increases the value of a photo blog

The plugin works perfect and with a beautiful, but discreet animation. I’d prefer having the possibility to force the browser via the settings to show the images in their original size if they are

Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Firelight Lightbox or Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… more popular?
Firelight Lightbox has 200K+ active installations while Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… has 4.0K+. Firelight Lightbox is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Firelight Lightbox or Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…?
Firelight Lightbox has a 4.8/5 rating from 331 reviews, while Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Firelight Lightbox and Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… free?
Firelight Lightbox is free + premium and Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Firelight Lightbox or Sight – Professional Image Gallery and…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Firelight Lightbox was last updated 3 weeks ago and Sight – Professional Image Gallery and… was last updated 2 weeks ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.