Menu Image, Icons made easy vs Simplelightbox (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, Simplelightbox has a higher user rating (5/5 from 11 reviews) while Menu Image, Icons made easy leads in active installations (100K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while Simplelightbox has 30K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | Simplelightbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ◄ | 11 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ◄ | 30K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Age | 13 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 2.14.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
Simplelightbox
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while Simplelightbox averaged 5.
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.
Simplelightbox Reviews
Very good plugin!
Very good plugin! Very good plugin! Very good plugin!
Very good plugin!
Very good plugin. The only plugin that successfully opens my lazily loaded .webp thumbnails. Thank you very much! This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Aleksandar. This topic
Cool , but need additional support to webp and svg images
Nice This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by sammuelhg.
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