Clickable Featured Image
Make featured images clickable. Opens in lightbox on posts, links to post on archives. Zero configuration.
3.5(2 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 2 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Clickable Featured Image is a WordPress gallery plugin with 70 active installations and a 3.5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.4+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Smart Slider 3.
3.5/52 reviews
70active installs
1.8K+total downloads
3 yearssince 2023
Overview
Clickable Featured Image for Lightbox & Archives is a WordPress plugin that enhances your featured images by making them clickable, opening the full-size image in a lightbox on single post pages, and linking to the post itself on archive pages like category listings. This plugin has been tested with the “Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block” plugin and the GeneratePress theme.
Features
- Make featured images clickable and open in a lightbox on single post pages
- Make featured images clickable and link to the post itself on archive pages
- Tested with “Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block” plugin
- Tested with GeneratePress theme
Ratings & Reviews
3.52 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.4+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.9
- Fixed: Let Meow Lightbox re-register singular featured images by using
wp-image-<id>classes instead of pre-settingdata-mwl-img-id
Contributors
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