Gallery Lightbox

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

90 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 54 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 8.8 years ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ danraizphoto

   6mo ago

   I like the way he scrolls through the photos. The photos look good.

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2. ★★★★★ Tapio Heiskanen

   1.3y ago

   If it would only apply automatically on pages/posts created from the mobile app. Now one needs to go afterwards frome the web to switch lightbox on. This topic was modified 12 months ago by Tapio Heiskanen.

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3. ★★★★★ acrolepia

   1.7y ago

   Merci

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4. ★★★★★ pfl34

   1.8y ago

   This is plugin works perfectly. Thanks.

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5. ★★★★★ tuicreations

   2.5y ago

   Doesn’t work with WP tiled galleries.Reached out to support and got no reply at all so deleting the plugin and finding another one that will work or at that least has support that actually replies

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6. ★★★★★ rksgdynia

   2.5y ago

   I installed a different gallery – there’s no point in comparing it – Gallery Lightbox is much better

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7. ★★★★★ cocoamelody

   2.8y ago

   Just went through 5 other plugins that were utterly useless. THANK YOU.

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8. ★★★★★ synthezoid

   2.8y ago

   This lightbox is simple to use & looks good. It’s not very customizable, but works well out of the box and is free, so who’s complaining? I don’t even feel good about deducting a star for the minor issue or two it has, because, really, it’s pretty usable. The only real issue is that for the row of tiny thumbnails on the bottom, instead of using thumbnail image sizes, it loads the full-size image for the thumbnail, making for incredibly slow going sometimes. Also for some reason it responds in an apparently manner to scroll wheel events, randomly resizing the main image and thumbnails, forcing a complete page reload if they get resized to a szie you don’t want, as it’s nearly impossible to get them back to the correct size any other way.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.0.43 Update : WordPress 6.9 compatibility Update : PHP 8.5 compatibility Fixed : XSS issue, thanks to patchstack.com Fixed : Many other PHP and CSS clean and optimization 1.0.0.43
2. — Version 1.0.0.41 Fixed : XSS issue, thanks to patchstack.com 1.0.0.41
3. — Version 1.0.0.39 Fixed : Compatibility issue with new Gallery Block Update : WordPress 6.3 compatibility 1.0.0.39
4. — Version 1.0.0.37 Fixed : Javascript issue in frontend Update : WordPress 5.5 compatibility 1.0.0.37
5. — Version 1.0.0.35 Tweak : Replace selectbox (dropdown mode) with button animation in gallery settings page Fixed : Wrong plugin name in PHP variable Fixed : Many other PHP and CSS clean and optimization 1.0.0.35
6. — Version 1.0.0.33 Fixed : RTL language issue Fixed : jQuery selector for several markup, thanks to @ov3rfly Fixed : Many other PHP and CSS clean and optimization 1.0.0.33

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.0.0.45). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 6.4 Gallery Lightbox <= 1.0.0.41 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-22 CVE-2025-57966 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.0.41 Patched in 1.0.0.43
2. Patched Medium · 6.4 Gallery Lightbox <= 1.0.0.39 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-09-30 CVE-2024-47623 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.0.39 Patched in 1.0.0.41

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

Translated into 131 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2018-02-01 5K+ → 10K+ up after 691 days in tier
2. 2016-03-12 4K+ → 5K+ up after 40 days in tier
3. 2016-02-01 3K+ → 4K+ up after 31 days in tier
4. 2016-01-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 61 days in tier
5. 2015-11-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 17 days in tier
6. 2015-10-15 300+ → 1K+ 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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Gallery Lightbox: 10K+ active installs, 4.7★ (106 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gallery-lightbox-slider