by MetaSlider
4.4 (8 reviews)
MetaSlider Lightbox - Modals & Lightboxes - Image, Gallery, Video, Slideshow Lightbox
MetaSlider Lightbox is the lightbox and modal plugin for WordPress. Build a lightbox for images, galleries, video, slideshows and more.
Compatible with WP 6.9
v2.22.0
Current Version v2.22.0
Updated 2 months ago
Last Update on 27 Jan, 2026
Refreshed 6 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
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#1,997
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310.4K
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100%
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Rating
88%
Review 4.4 out of 5
4.4
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Tracked Keywords
Showing 2 of 2| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
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| video lightbox | 173 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| gallery lightbox | 198 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
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- Version
- 2.22.0
- Last Updated
- Jan 27, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 5.4 or higher
- Author
- MetaSlider
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- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
- Reviews
- 8
- Support Threads
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about MetaSlider Lightbox - Modals & Lightboxes - Image, Gallery, Video, Slideshow Lightbox
We rely on lightGallery which is a lightweight, modular, JavaScript image and video lightbox gallery. Find out more at their website. lightGallery is built with most modern technologies available to achieve the best performance and quality. It supports all modern browsers including IE 10 and above. lightGallery is highly optimized for mobile and tablets so you get a native look-and-feel, plus best performance.
Yes, MetaSlider Lightbox is highly optimized for mobile. MetaSlider Lightbox supports multiple touch gestures to perform specific actions such as pinch to zoom in, zoom out, double tap to zoom, drag or swipe to navigate to different slides, vertical swipe or drag to close etc. MetaSlider Lightbox uses CSS-only approach for resizing images and videos to achieve maximum performance on mobile devices.
Yes, MetaSlider Lightbox supports touch and swipe navigation on touchscreen devices, as well as mouse drag for desktops. This allows users to navigate between slides by either swiping or dragging on the media.
Yes, MetaSlider Lightbox supports keyboard navigation to navigate different slides, and uses escape key to close the gallery, and uses recommended accessibility HTML markups to make lightGallery accessible for keyboard and screen reader users.
Yes, but it's more limited than the lightbox offered by MetaSlider Lightbox. WordPress 6.4 gives us a new lightbox feature that can be used with images and photo galleries. You can add lightboxes inside WordPress posts. Inside each image or gallery block, you'll be able to find the "Expand on click" option. When visitors see this image in your post, it will probably appear smaller than the full-size version of the image. Thanks to the lightbox feature, they'll be able to click and see a much larger, expanded version of the image. Find out more here.
Yes, use the phrase metasliderlightbox or mslightbox when searching for plugins. We use that for some banners inside the plugin. Searching for metasliderlightbox or mslightbox will result in only this plugin being found.
Yes, a legacy feature in this plugin allows you to connect other Lightbox plugins to MetaSlider slideshows. We no longer support this feature, but it may still work. Here are the connected slideshows: Easy FancyBox Simple Lightbox FooBox Image Lightbox WP Colorbox Lightbox ARI Fancy Lightbox Responsive Lightbox by dFactory WP Lightbox 2 WP jQuery Lightbox jQuery Colorbox Fancy Lightbox imageLightbox WP Lightbox Ultimate Lightbox Plus If you would like to use a lightbox plugin, you can filter the supported plugin list with the necessary attributes. For example, using the Responsive Lightbox Lite plugin, try this code: add_filter('metaslider_lightbox_supported_plugins', 'supported_plugins_list'); function supported_plugins_list($supported_plugins_list) { return array( 'Responsive Lightbox' => array( 'location' => 'responsive-lightbox-lite/responsive-lightbox-lite.php', 'settings_url' => 'options-general.php?page=responsive-lightbox-lite', 'rel' => 'lightbox', 'attributes' => array( 'data-lightbox-type' => 'iframe' ) ) ); }