by Archetyped 4.3 (239 reviews)

Simple Lightbox

Name: Simple Lightbox
Rating: 4.3 (239 reviews)
Author: Archetyped

The highly customizable lightbox for WordPress

Simple Lightbox ranks #332 among WordPress.org plugins with 100,000+ active installations, is #44 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.3/5 rating from 239 reviews, and was last updated Sep 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.9.5 Current Version v2.9.5

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 12 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 18 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#44 of 8,848 in Customization Top 1% by installs Downloads -40.5% this week

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#332

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Active Installs

100K+

-43.3%

KW Avg Position

40.8

0.2 better

Downloads

3.1M

+61 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (239 reviews)

Next Milestone 200K

Total Progress 72.4%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

239 reviews

Overall 86%

188 (79%)

10 (4%)

5 (2%)

3 (1%)

33 (14%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 25, 2025

Simple Lightbox [simple-lightbox] < 2.9.4

CVE-2025-3516 · Fixed in v2.9.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.9.5
Last Updated: Sep 12, 2026
Requires WP: 5.3+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 5.6.20 or higher
Author: Archetyped

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 239
Support Threads: 2
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

gallery image lightbox photography slideshow

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Simple Lightbox is for WordPress site owners who want images and image attachments in posts, pages, and widgets to open in a lightbox. It solves the need for a customizable, easy-to-configure lightbox display without manual coding, offering themes, animations, metadata display, and slideshow grouping.