by Denis de Bernardy, Mike Koepke 3.8 (0 reviews)

Auto Thickbox

Name: Auto Thickbox
Author: Denis de Bernardy, Mike Koepke

Automatically enables thickbox on thumbnail images (i.e. opens the images in a fancy pop-up).

Auto Thickbox ranks #5,414 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #630 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 3.8/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Sep 3, 2015. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.3 (Current: 7.1.4)

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 11 years ago Last Update on 03 Sep, 2015

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#630 of 6,651 in Media Top 10% by installs No update in over a year

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Active Installs

1K+

-78.3%

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Downloads

128K

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Rating

76%

Review 3.8 out of 5

3.8 (0 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress -15300%

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 2 months ago

Jul 3, 2025 UNPATCHED

Auto Thickbox [auto-thickbox] <= 3.5 (unfixed + closed)

No fix released
Jul 3, 2025 UNPATCHED

Auto Thickbox [auto-thickbox] <= 3.5 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-2537 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Sep 03, 2015
Requires WP: N/A+
Tested Up To: 4.3
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Denis de Bernardy, Mike Koepke

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.8
Reviews: 0
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who display thumbnail images or galleries in posts. It automatically opens images (and optionally other links) in a Thickbox pop-up, with support for grouped galleries, keyboard navigation, and per-link opt-out.