WP Lightbox 2

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Directory rank vs rivals

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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 · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ janet4now

   5.9y ago

   The design settings from the admin no longer work. I have a site full of galleries and cannot access the settings to add the next button. Very annoying. It looks like the plugin was just updated and yet that was not fixed from complaints 4 years ago!

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2. ★★★★★ advertare59

   5.9y ago

   thank you for up-dating this plugin. it serves my purposes well, is easy to use and has always been working on all devices.

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3. ★★★★★ Sivustonikkari

   6.0y ago

   Very nice to hear this from a customer…

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4. ★★★★★ danjde

   7.6y ago

   I’ve try several “Lightbox plugins”, each of these created me some conflict problems with Jquery template. Others did not resize on mobile devices. Others did not allow you to scroll through images. Others were very complicated to use. The only one that does not create conflicts, resizes on mobile correctly, is easy to use and is nice to see is this! Great software, highly recommended!

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5. ★★★★★ Lohith M

   9.4y ago

   Thanks for the wonderful plugin. It works great! I am able to make it work rel=”lightbox” to href tag. Its not working for automatically for the linked images. if you have any solution let me know. thanks

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6. ★★★★★ ucero

   9.9y ago

   Simple and good. It works perfectly. Thank you

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7. ★★★★★ fufales

   9.9y ago

   Hey thanks!! this is really cool!! 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ perseusix

   10.0y ago

   Leider ist nach Aktivierung des Plugins die Slideshow auf meiner Startseite nicht mehr vorhanden bzw. wird nicht unterstützt. Sehr schade …

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.0.7 Fix: Improved sanitization of plugin settings. Fix: Improve escaping of JavaScript output. Fix: Add capability check to AJAX settings save. Fix: Remove variable variable usage. Fix: Remove unused class variables, methods 3.0.7
2. — Version 3.0.6.8 Fix: Improved sanitization of plugin settings. 3.0.6.8
3. — Version 3.0.6.7 Fix: Improved sanitization of plugin settings. 3.0.6.7
4. — Version 3.0.6.6 Fix: Improved sanitization of plugin settings. 3.0.6.6
5. — Version 3.0.6.5 Compatible Lightbox with wordpress 5.6. Fix: Fit to screen bug has been resolved Fix: Close button not shown bug has been resolved 3.0.6.5
6. — Version 3.0.6.4 Fix: Library was broken, if a user had a select box on their website. 3.0.6.4

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

1. Medium · 4.4 WP Lightbox 2 < 3.0.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-03-30 CVE-2026-1430 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.0.7 Patched in 3.0.7
2. High · 7.2 WP Lightbox 2 <= 3.0.6.7 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-06-09 CVE-2025-3745 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.6.7 Patched in 3.0.6.8
3. Medium · 6.4 WP Lightbox 2 <= 3.0.6.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-07-02 CVE-2024-6263 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.6.6 Patched in 3.0.6.7
4. Medium · 5.5 WP Lightbox 2 <= 3.0.6.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings ↗
   2023-10-12 CVE-2023-45747 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.0.6.5 Patched in 3.0.6.6

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

Translated into 77 languages, 13 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 53 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-21 30K+ → 20K+ down after 698 days in tier
2. 2024-08-22 40K+ → 30K+ down after 312 days in tier
3. 2023-10-15 50K+ → 40K+ down after 360 days in tier
4. 2022-10-20 60K+ → 50K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2022-10-19 50K+ → 60K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2022-10-18 60K+ → 50K+ down

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
• Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• SimpLy Gallery 40K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A

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WP Lightbox 2: 20K+ active installs, 4.4★ (89 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-lightbox-2