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 #5,451 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #636 of 6,299 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)

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 11 years ago Last Update on 03 Sep, 2015

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#636 of 6,299 in Media Top 10% by installs No update in over a year

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76%

Review 3.8 out of 5

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month 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

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

Keywords

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TL;DR

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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.

Automatic thickbox on thumbnails
Disable via nothickbox class
Groups images into galleries
Custom gallery grouping via rel attribute
Thickbox on arbitrary links
Keyboard navigation support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Auto Thickbox

Auto Thickbox has 1,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Auto Thickbox is developed by Denis de Bernardy, Mike Koepke and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

Auto Thickbox is tested up to WordPress 4.3.

Auto Thickbox has been downloaded 128,001+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of Auto Thickbox is trunk. It was last updated on September 3, 2015.

Yes. Auto Thickbox is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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