Simple Lightbox for WordPress

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1. ★★★★★ electricwatches

   1.2y ago

   I’ve been trying many different Lightbox Plugins over the last 3-4 years, some of them quite good and some awful ones. But none of them quite had what I was looking for. But have tried this one, coupled with the Basic (free) fsLightbox.js that came with it, it was clear this was the one for me and I immediately upgraded to the Pro version of fsLightbox.js. Try it, you won’t be disappointed.

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2. ★★★★★ PTPAC

   1.4y ago

   Na perspetiva de programador, claro.Para utilizadores com menos skills pode ser complicado na medida em que envolve algumas configurações em casos especiais como temas e custom post_types.Recomendo a leitura atenta aos conteúdos do readme, descrições e suporte.Abraço, PPR

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3. ★★★★★ Michael Goitein

   2.8y ago

   I had a small issue that was killing one page on my site due to some plugin incompatibilities, and Martin, the developer, jumped in and had a fix in a matter of days. Very supportive & responsive throughout the process. Highly recommended. MG

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4. ★★★★★ bastienchilloux

   3.0y ago

   Worked well until this plugin disable all my independent Vimeo embedded links and my image galeries. Rolling back to previous WordPress version or plugin version don’t solve the issue.Update: issue fixed by replacing this plugin with another one. This topic was modified 4 months ago by bastienchilloux. Reason: From 2-stars to 5-stars

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5. ★★★★★ Josh

   3.0y ago

   This plugin does exactly what it says without adding any unwanted fluff to the webpage. One thing that would be good, would be to allow settings to be stored across updates. This isn’t a massive problem as I’ve turned off auto updates. It is worth noting the file is called plugin-settings.json instead of settings.json, as mentioned in the description. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Josh. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Josh. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Josh.

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6. ★★★★★ David Ha

   3.1y ago

   This is the perfect and best plugin for WordPress using the Lightbox library! I want to give you my sincere thanks!

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7. ★★★★★ notanothercliche

   3.2y ago

   This plugin works perfectly and is much lighter than the Elementor lightbox. I highly recommend this plugin if you’re looking for a sleek looking lightbox for your site.

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8. ★★★★★ dasigna

   3.5y ago

   if you want only pure lightbox function without bloat or tons of ‘fancy’ options this ist the thing!simple, lightweight and does a great job. maybe just one tiny options panel in the backend would be icing on the cake – for simple lazyness 😉 this is a gem. thanks, keep it up! This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by dasigna. Reason: typo

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-09 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-03-08 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-03-06 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-03-04 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-03-01 300+ → 400+ up after 74 days in tier
6. 2025-12-17 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-12-15 300+ → 200+ down after 37 days in tier
8. 2025-11-08 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier

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★ · 2 shared tags A
• Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• S Simple Lightbox 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• SimpLy Gallery 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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Simple Lightbox for WordPress: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-lightbox-fslight