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Simple Lightbox

v2.9.5

The highly customizable lightbox for WordPress

by Archetyped · Website

galleryimagelightboxphotographyslideshow
Rank
#331 24h 0 · 7d -2
Est. installs
183,120 High confidence
Total downloads
3.1M all time
Rating
4.3 ★ 239 reviews
Official installs
100,000+ public bucket
Support threads
2 last 2 months
Support resolved
0% of threads
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

1 month ago

Last release

Version
2.9.5
Requires WP
5.3
Requires PHP
5.6.20
On WP.org since
2010

About Simple Lightbox

Simple Lightbox is a WordPress plugin by Archetyped, first published on WordPress.org in 2010. It has 100,000+ active installations and 3,050,356 downloads in total, and ranks #331 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 2 places. Users rate it 4.3 out of 5 across 239 reviews. Version 2.9.5 was released 1 month ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 5.3 and PHP 5.6.20 or later. In the last two months, 0 of 2 support threads were marked resolved (0%). It is listed under gallery, image, lightbox, photography and slideshow. Plugins with a similar focus include Responsive Lightbox & Gallery, Firelight Lightbox and LightPress Lightbox.

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