Meow Lightbox
The elegant lightbox built for photographers. Fast, responsive, and displays your photos beautifully with EXIF data and maps. You'll love it! 💕
4.9(178 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 3 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Meow Lightbox is a WordPress exif plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 178 reviews. It has been downloaded 382K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 19% this week. Support resolution rate: 44%. Top alternative: Kraken.io Image Optimizer.
4.9/5178 reviews
10K+active installs
44%resolved
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Meow Lightbox is the photographer’s choice for WordPress. Built from scratch for speed and elegance, it showcases your images beautifully while displaying EXIF data, GPS maps, and metadata—all in a clean, responsive interface.
Stop settling for bloated lightboxes that slow down your site! 😘
Meow Lightbox focuses on what photographers actually need: Beautiful Presentation and Technical Details. Choose between our custom engine or PhotoSwipe, both optimized for performance. Check out our official site to see it in action.
Core Features
📸 Responsive Design
Looks stunning on mobile, tablets, and desktop. Images adapt to screen size for optimal viewing on any device.
🎨 Dual Lightbox Engines
Switch between our custom Default Engine or PhotoSwipe. Both are optimized for speed and elegan…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.9178 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Very good
by popkaraie·Today
Simple is fine.
Excellent tool
by Walter Viana·3 weeks ago
Like all the tools produced by this developer, this one is another must-have! Congratulations!
Good and reliable app (and the Meow app collection in general)
by ac1643·3 weeks ago
I’m a big fan of all the meow apps that I use, they have a good range of options (for free) and seem to be very reliable so far. The one time I’ve asked for support I received a quick reply, and the developer seems friendly and responsive.
Awesome
by Cayce·3 weeks ago
Worked as intended, great developer
Great plugin!
by what1·1 month ago
Great, fast, working great straight out of the box. Well designed, variety options, functionality A+.
Highly recommended.
Download Trends
Today: 64Yesterday: 105This week: 622Period total: 118K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v5.5
47.1%
v5.4
16.1%
v5.3
13.1%
Other
12.4%
v5.2
11.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
5.5.1 (2026/03/09)
- Update: Improved image performance by using hardware-accelerated CSS on image elements.
- Add: Added aria-label attributes to UI elements (accessibility for screen readers).
- Fix: Corrected a configuration check in the bundled HTML parser library.
- Update: Reorganized the “Features” options for a clearer layout.
- Add: Added support for fullscreen mode to provide an immersive viewing experience.
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.