FCP Lightest Lightbox
Super lightweight Lighbox for WordPress
5(2 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, FCP Lightest Lightbox is a WordPress images plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.7+ and PHP 7.0.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Autoptimize.
5/52 reviews
100active installs
2.6K+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022
Overview
Simple and super lightweight Lightbox for WordPress with gallery navigation support.
Features
- Zero render-blocking tags are added on the page
- Only 0.5 kB is loaded if no linked images found
- Gallery support
- Caching, minifying & combining friendly
- jQuery independent (in case it’s async)
- Responsive
- Keyboard navigation
- Swipe navigation
Demo
firmcatalyst.com/lightest-lightbox
Usage
Starts working just by the plugin activation. Opens linked images in a popup Lightbox by click. Adds arrow navigation, if an image is a part of a gallery or other links sequence.
Development
You can modify the code for your needs, or suggest improvemens on GitHub. It is pretty transparent and well-commented.
Screenshots
Ratings & Reviews
52 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.7+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8 |
| PHP | 7.0.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.4
- Swipe navigation added
- Inlined the inline js
- Improved the siblings search
Contributors
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