by Syed Balkhi 4.4 (89 reviews)

WP Lightbox 2

Name: WP Lightbox 2
Rating: 4.4 (89 reviews)
Author: Syed Balkhi

WP Lightbox 2 adds stunning lightbox effects to images and galleries on your WordPress site.

WP Lightbox 2 ranks #1,104 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #139 of 6,305 in the Media category, a 4.4/5 rating from 89 reviews, and was last updated Jan 31, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.7 (Current: 7.1)

v3.0.7 Current Version v3.0.7

Updated 7 months ago Last Update on 31 Jan, 2026

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#139 of 6,305 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -17.2% this week

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Rank

#1,104

-1 this week

Active Installs

20K+

-32.8%

KW Avg Position

43.5

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Downloads

1.3M

+45 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (89 reviews)

Next Milestone 30K

Total Progress 97.2%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.4

89 reviews

Overall 88%

72 (81%)

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10 (11%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Mar 30, 2026

WP Lightbox 2 [wp-lightbox-2] < 3.0.7

CVE-2026-1430 · Fixed in v3.0.7
Jun 9, 2025

WP Lightbox 2 [wp-lightbox-2] < 3.0.6.8

CVE-2025-3745 · Fixed in v3.0.6.8
Jul 2, 2024

WP Lightbox 2 [wp-lightbox-2] < 3.0.6.7

CVE-2024-6263 · Fixed in v3.0.6.7
Oct 12, 2023

WP Lightbox 2 [wp-lightbox-2] < 3.0.6.6

CVE-2023-45747 · Fixed in v3.0.6.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.0.7
Last Updated: Jan 31, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9.7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Syed Balkhi

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 89
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

WP Lightbox 2 is for WordPress site owners who want to display images and photo galleries with an overlay lightbox effect. It solves the lack of a built-in, configurable lightbox by adding a responsive overlay effect with adjustable design and behavior settings.

Responsive lightbox effect
Group images in galleries
Lightbox effect in comments
Display download link for images
Adjustable image info position
Reduce large images for small screens
Adjustable overlay opacity and color
Keyboard navigation support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Lightbox 2

By default the option "Use Lightbox for all image links" is enabled, that's means all the images in your website will display in overlay lightbox.

You just need to add rel="nobox" to your image link. Example -

Use the title attribute if you want to show a caption.

Check the following reasons: You have changed the plugin folder name to something other than wp-lightbox-2. The problem is in your WordPress theme. Use another theme, that does not interfere with post/pages images. You have other plugins that conflict with WP Lightbox 2. Disable your other plugins and see if that helps. If it does, re-enable each plugin, one at a time to see which one is causing the conflict.

Yes, it does. The problem is in your WordPress theme, mangling image display properties. Use another theme, or change your theme Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This plugin was created by Syed Balkhi and Thomas Griffin. Check out some of our other products, including Soliloquy - the best responsive WordPress slider plugin, Envira Gallery - the best responsive WordPress gallery plugin and OptinMonster.