Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox
by FooPlugins · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 204.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A responsive image lightbox for WordPress galleries, WordPress attachments & FooGallery
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈190K estimated
Momentum
-43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gallery”, “images” and “popup” for “youtube lightbox”, “tiled gallery” and “video lightbox”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “youtube lightbox” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tiled gallery” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popup” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “video lightbox” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 3.1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 9 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 95 reviews, smoothed to 3.97★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| image lightbox | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| wordpress image lightbox | #1 | #2 | up 1 |
| modal popup | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| foogallery | #4 | #5 | up 1 |
| modal your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| popup lightbox | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| lightbox popup | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| wordpress lightbox | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| lightbox your tag | #6 | #7 | down 1 |
| youtube lightbox | #4 | #5 | down 2 |
| tiled gallery | #6 | #10 | up 1 |
| video lightbox | #7 | #10 | down 1 |
| responsive lightbox | #4 | #6 | up 1 |
| simple lightbox | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| wordpress plugin | #17 | #21 | down 2 |
| modal images | #7 | #10 | — |
| popup your tag | #19 | #18 | up 1 |
| responsive image | #17 | #19 | 0 |
| modal page | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| captions | #14 | #18 | down 3 |
| gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
223 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 177 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gallery”, “images” and “popup” for “youtube lightbox”, “tiled gallery” and “video lightbox”. “gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “youtube lightbox” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tiled gallery” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popup” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #19. “video lightbox” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 78.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v2.8.7 · 12 Oct 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8.8 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ tomaszgronczewski6mo ago
FooGallery and FooBox are a unique and complete combination of sleek tools for organizing and displaying photo galleries in an Ajax Lightbox within WordPress posts.FooBox itself offers very attractive ways to display images with captions and many customization options. It works both on the front end and in the admin backend within the Gutenberg editor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ronald Huereca8mo ago
FooBox works great ouf of the box (pun intended) and is well-suited for sites that need a quick image lightbox plugin that plays well with others. The default lightbox theme provided is professionally made and well-suited for showcasing screenshots, portfolio items, photography, and more. If you need more layout choices and compatibility with even the peskiest lightbox plugins, please check out Pro, as it’s the only license I don’t hesitate to renew.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vulpecula9mo ago
The freemium.php file used by this plugin raises php warnings, not safe. PHP warning: Deprecation: Using null as an array offset is deprecated, use an empty string insteadThis should be fixed, thanks This topic was modified 5 months, 1 week ago by vulpecula.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ igormig11mo ago
A simple and convenient plugin. Just what I needed to replace “Image Zoom”, which isn’t updated and doesn’t support modern PHP versions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kpolljonker1.5y ago
DIsmissing it once should be enough, instead it keeps begging me to leave a review. Well here it is: 1 star for constantly annoying me until I went to waste time leaving a review
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tasmanianflora1.6y ago
I’ve been using FooBox for several years now and find it a superb plugin for my flora of Tasmania website. Superb and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jonbius1.9y ago
Thanks for a great, simple to use plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rinsanrinsan2.4y ago
カスタマイズ性能バツ牛ンで最高です
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.8.4 Updated 22 Jul 2026 New : Added a Block Editor help tab to the FooBox Getting Started admin pages. 2.8.4
- — Version 2.8.3 Updated 21 Jul 2026 Fix : Kept FooBox controls visible in the WordPress 7 block inspector’s Content tab. Fix : Applied each Gutenberg Gallery block’s selected FooBox style and opening effect to its lightbox instance. 2.8.3
- — Version 2.8.2 Updated 21 Jul 2026 Fix : Improved handling of encoded markup in caption titles and descriptions while preserving supported HTML formatting. 2.8.2
- — Version 2.8.1 Updated 20 Jul 2026 Update : updated to Freemius SDK v2.13.4 Docs : clarified which Gutenberg content handlers and opening effects require FooBox Pro. Fix : Sanitized WordPress caption titles and descriptions before rend 2.8.1
- — Version 2.8.0 Updated 25 Jun 2026 New : Added FooBox block editor controls for Button, Image, Gallery, and Group blocks. New : Added Button block support for image and auto-detected lightbox targets, plus FooBox Pro HTML content, ifra 2.8.0
- — Version 2.7.44 Updated 27 May 2026 Fix : Fixed a PHP warning in the WP Rocket compatibility layer when inline defer exclusions are passed as an array. Fix : Prevented Google Analytics tracking handlers from throwing JavaScript errors w 2.7.44
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 7 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.8.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.33 Patched in 2.7.34
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox <= 2.7.34 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-07-07 CVE-2025-5537 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.34 Patched in 2.7.35
- Patched Medium · 6.4 FooBox Image Lightbox <= 2.7.33 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-04 CVE-2025-32139 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.33 Patched in 2.7.34
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox <= 2.7.28 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via HTML Data Attributes ↗2024-08-07 CVE-2024-5668 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.28 Patched in 2.7.32
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox (Free and Premium) <= 2.7.27 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-05-28 CVE-2024-3276 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.27 Patched in 2.7.28
- 2019-02-25 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.6.4 Patched in 2.6.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 59 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 35 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Popups
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Jetpack and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,714 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2018-02-01 80K+ → 100K+ up after 364 days in tier
- 2017-02-02 60K+ → 80K+ up after 349 days in tier
- 2016-02-19 50K+ → 60K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Lightbox with PhotoSwipe 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Modal Window – create popup modal window 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B - T Themify Popup 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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Easy Modal 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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