WP Video Lightbox

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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. ★★★★★ Sicut Unum

   3.9y ago

   Works great!

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2. ★★★★★ replied

   4.6y ago

   Thank you a plugin that does what it says. Spent almost an entire day trying other ‘Highly’ rated youtube plugins, for them to just not work, crash my site and well tear my hair out [if I had any]. Just wanted to embed a simple video from youtube, got more than I wanted with the lightbox effect, now I’m thinking of all the other ways I can use this and have youtube videos everywhere when personally I don’t care much for youtube, except that it’s a convenient way to upload and store my videos.

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3. ★★★★★ dim0k

   5.0y ago

   Should be improved for mobile a little, but still perfect for me, Thanks!

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4. ★★★★★ jamieschmid

   6.1y ago

   We needed a custom button and load image, and open in modal on play. This plugin allowed me to do all of that for our custom field-controlled embeds, but it does not work with the core YouTube block – meaning we can’t use it on posts without building a custom block which we are trying to avoid. Additionally, as other reviewers have said, the mobile modal is still not usable. I understand it may be a PrettyPhoto issue, but it is pretty unacceptable in modern times. These two issues are big ones, and fixing them would make it a 5 star plugin. I’ll be watching for updates!

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5. ★★★★★ megosoft

   6.4y ago

   Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ‘;’

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6. ★★★★★ markpic

   6.4y ago

   No Mobile support. i.e. Looks bad on Mobile! beware of implementing this and then being disappointed by the mobile appearance of the plugin 🙁

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7. ★★★★★ Edward Bedarev

   6.7y ago

   When activated, it conflicts with two plugins: 1) F.A.Q. Accordion plugin – background fields of questions titles are expanded vertically, so they are displayed distorted. 2) Cfroms and Contact Form 7 – expands distance between labels and inputs of contact forms. This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by Edward Bedarev. This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by Edward Bedarev.

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8. ★★★★★ barbaradharris

   6.8y ago

   Just what I was looking for thanks!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.9.12 Some security improvements suggested by Wordfence. 1.9.12
2. — Version 1.9.11 Added more error checking in response to some issues reported by Krzysztof Zając. 1.9.11
3. — Version 1.9.10 Fixed an error on PHP 8. 1.9.10
4. — Version 1.9.9 Fixed an issue with the Vimeo hash parameter. 1.9.9
5. — Version 1.9.8 Fixed an issue with Vimeo video autoplay. 1.9.8
6. — Version 1.9.7 Made some security improvements suggested by WPScan. 1.9.7

7 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 Multiple Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via prettyPhoto JavaScript Library ↗
   2025-07-02 CVE-2025-2540 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.11 Patched in 1.9.12
2. Medium · 6.4 WP Video Lightbox <= 1.9.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via width Parameter ↗
   2024-05-01 CVE-2024-4324 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.10 Patched in 1.9.11
3. Medium · 6.4 WP Video Lightbox <= 1.9.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2022-12-21 CVE-2022-4465 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.6 Patched in 1.9.7
4. Medium · 4.8 Video Lightbox <= 1.9.5 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-07-04 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.5 Patched in 1.9.6
5. Medium · 6.1 WP Video Lightbox <= 1.9.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-06-30 CVE-2022-2189 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.4 Patched in 1.9.5
6. Medium · 5.4 WP Video Lightbox <= 1.9.2 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-08-23 CVE-2021-24665 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.2 Patched in 1.9.3
7. Medium · 6.1 PrettyPhoto Library (Multiple Plugins and Themes) <= 3.1.4 - DOM Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2014-08-01 CVE-2013-6837 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.7.5 Patched in 1.7.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Translated into 40 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Plus 16 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-12-09 40K+ → 30K+ down after 459 days in tier
2. 2023-09-07 50K+ → 40K+ 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).

• click-to-vote.me 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 5 shared tags D
• Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Video Popup Block – YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok Lightbox by WPZOOM 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• WP Video Popup – WordPress Video Lightbox for YouTube, Rumble & Vimeo 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• Wonder Video Embed 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C

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WP Video Lightbox: 30K+ active installs, 4.3★ (67 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-video-lightbox