Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ zwex

   9mo ago

   Thank you!

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2. ★★★★★ teelanovela

   10mo ago

   just what i needed. no bloat. just works (TM)

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3. ★★★★★ Peter Levchenko

   11mo ago

   Як же довго шукав такий плагін. Оцінка 5. Плагін робочий і без зайвого барахла (реклама, про версія). Дуже дякую!

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4. ★★★★★ human02d

   1.0y ago

   Thanks for your great work. Good plugin, exactly what i was looking for. It follows the KISS principle. Keep It Simple, Stupid!

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5. ★★★★★ dida110

   1.1y ago

   I tested more than five plugins, and this is the first free one that’s exactly how I would have programmed it. Thank you so much! This topic was modified 11 months, 3 weeks ago by dida110.

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6. ★★★★★ enevevet

   1.4y ago

   Lightweight, not tons of settings, responsive, you can zoom in on mobiles, nice style, works with native Guthenberg blocks, simple tutorial. That’s perfect. Thank you a lot for all your efforts to maintain this project. It’s really appreciated!

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7. ★★★★★ skirridsystems

   1.4y ago

   My favourite lightweight lightbox viewer closed recently and I needed something to replace it. This plugin is super lightweight, and has exactly the same admin interface, i.e. nothing to do, just install it and watch the magic happen on existing images and galleries. What’s not to like.

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8. ★★★★★ Moktar

   1.7y ago

   Please add support for RTL Thanks

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.16.1 No changes, just a version fix. 1.16.1
2. — Version 1.16 Add filter baguettebox_animation to choose between ‘slideIn’ | ‘fadeIn’ | ‘false’ animation styles on image transitions. 1.16
3. — Version 1.15 Add filter baguettebox_captions to change the JavaScript function to get the caption of an image 1.15
4. — Version 1.14 Add the CSS class .no-lightbox to an element to disable the lightbox 1.14
5. — Version 1.13 Support GenerateBlocks Image 1.13
6. — Version 1.12 Support Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block) 1.12

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 11 languages, 10 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-02-25 10K+ → 20K+ up after 797 days in tier
2. 2022-12-21 9K+ → 10K+ 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).

• Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
• S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
• LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Lightbox 2 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
• Meow Gallery 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A

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Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block: 20K+ active installs, 5.0★ (88 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gallery-block-lightbox