WP Colorbox

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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. ★★★★★ alphaomegawebdesign

   4.2y ago

   I use the colorbox lightbox for many years in my projects and for me it´s still the best lightbox plugin on the market. Its easy to use and very flexible in functionality and design. Really great job. Thank you!!!

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2. ★★★★★ klstock12

   8.3y ago

   I was looking for a pop-up text solution. This fit it great.

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3. ★★★★★ gtwa

   8.5y ago

   Very good but it is not running on firefox and ms edge

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4. ★★★★★ brontho

   8.6y ago

   Many thanks to the plugin developers – you did a great job! I was able to start enjoying nice lightbox stuff on my website right after I saved my initial Fancybox settings(and no matter what class was attributed to my img links!) I changes nothing in my php/css, which is so cool. It just works. That’s fantastic!

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5. ★★★★★ malagraphicdesign

   8.8y ago

   Works perfectly, thanks!

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6. ★★★★★ Joss0ne

   8.9y ago

   I needed to be patient adn I got good continuous support from Noor. He managed to help me resolve m the issue I was encountering.

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7. ★★★★★ abc28

   9.4y ago

   The plugin was easy to install and use. I had a little issue with the size of the window when it opened in Lightbox and sent an email to the developer in hopes of a solution. I received an email back the ~same day~ with instructions to resolve the issue. The instructions were simple and straightforward – a perfect solution. (Side note… there was nothing wrong with the plugin, just a preference related to size that I was hoping for, so the developer’s help was above and beyond 🙂 Thank you so much!

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8. ★★★★★ Piskatje

   9.6y ago

   Nice looking lightbox.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.1.6 Removed title option. 1.1.6
2. — Version 1.1.5 Made some security related improvements in the plugin. 1.1.5
3. — Version 1.1.4 Removed some unused files. 1.1.4
4. — Version 1.1.3 Made some security related improvements in the plugin. 1.1.3
5. — Version 1.1.2 Updated Colorbox to the latest version (1.6.4). 1.1.2
6. — Version 1.1.1 Compatible with WordPress 4.8 Updated all the permalinks 1.1.1

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Colorbox Lightbox <= 1.1.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-08-20 CVE-2025-49397 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.5 Patched in 1.1.6
2. Medium · 6.1 WordPress Colorbox Lightbox Plugin <= 1.1.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2020-08-14 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.4 Patched in 1.1.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2

Translated into 49 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 25 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 171 days in tier
2. 2025-10-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-10-08 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-10-07 7K+ → 6K+ down after 430 days in tier
5. 2024-08-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 290 days in tier
6. 2023-10-18 9K+ → 8K+ down after 68 days in tier
7. 2023-08-11 10K+ → 9K+ down after 3 days in tier
8. 2023-08-08 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 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★ · 4 shared tags A
• LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 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
• Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Lightbox 2 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B

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WP Colorbox: 5K+ active installs, 4.3★ (23 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-colorbox