by wptipsntricks 4.3 (67 reviews)

WP Video Lightbox

Name: WP Video Lightbox
Rating: 4.3 (67 reviews)
Author: wptipsntricks

Very easy to use WordPress lightbox plugin to display YouTube and Vimeo videos in an elegant lightbox overlay.

WP Video Lightbox ranks #1,076 among WordPress.org plugins with 30,000+ active installations, is #117 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.3/5 rating from 67 reviews, and was last updated May 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.9.12 Current Version v1.9.12

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 21 May, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#117 of 6,651 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -17.1% this week

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#1,076

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Active Installs

30K+

-4.9%

KW Avg Position

1.8

0.2 worse

Downloads

1.3M

+16 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

86%

Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (67 reviews)

Next Milestone 40K

Total Progress 10.9%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.3

67 reviews

Overall 86%

47 (70%)

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5 (7%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Jul 3, 2025

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.12

CVE-2025-2540 · Fixed in v1.9.12
Jul 2, 2025

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.12

CVE-2025-2540 · Fixed in v1.9.12
May 1, 2024

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.11

CVE-2024-4324 · Fixed in v1.9.11
Dec 21, 2022

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.7

CVE-2022-4465 · Fixed in v1.9.7
Jul 4, 2022

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.6

Fixed in v1.9.6
Jul 4, 2022

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.6

Fixed in v1.9.6
Jun 30, 2022

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.5

CVE-2022-2189 · Fixed in v1.9.5
Jun 30, 2022

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.5

Fixed in v1.9.5
Aug 23, 2021

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.9.3

CVE-2021-24665 · Fixed in v1.9.3
May 14, 2015

WP Video Lightbox [wp-video-lightbox] < 1.7.5

Fixed in v1.7.5

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.9.12
Last Updated: May 21, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: wptipsntricks

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 67
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 want to embed YouTube, Vimeo, or other media in a lightbox overlay on posts and pages. It solves the problem of displaying videos and images in an elegant popup viewer using simple shortcodes, without needing custom coding.