Is Simple Colorbox free?

Yes, Simple Colorbox is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Simple Colorbox?

Simple Colorbox has 1.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Simple Colorbox alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Simple Colorbox include Easy Footnotes, Extensions for Leaflet Map, Block Enhancements – Extended styling…. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Simple Colorbox work with the latest WordPress?

Simple Colorbox has been tested up to WordPress 4.4.34. It requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP false+.

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Simple Colorbox

Name: Simple Colorbox
Rating: 4.8 (12 reviews)
Author: Ryan Hellyer

Description: Adds a very simple Colorbox to your linked images.

By Ryan Hellyer·Hover·Free

4.8(12 reviews)

·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years ago

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As of April 2026, Simple Colorbox is a WordPress hover plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 40K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 12% this week. Top alternative: Easy Footnotes.

4.8/512 reviews

1.0K+active installs

40K+total downloads

14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Adds a very simple Colorbox to your linked images. This plugin is intended as an easy to use alternative to other lightbox / Colorbox
alternatives. Unlike most other plugins with similar functionality, this one does not have any settings or requirements whatsoever,
simple install, activate and yer done 🙂

More information can be found on the Simple Colorbox plugin page.

Credits

Thanks to the following (in no particular order) for help with the development of this plugin:
* Milan Dinić – Added extensive upgrade patch for increasing extensibility
* Arnstein Larsen – Motivated me to add slideshow support
* Utkarsh – Assistance with jQuery bug
* Ronalfy – Suggested I use Colorbox

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Ratings & Reviews

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Recent Reviews

Super lightweight – works straight out of the box

·10 years ago·1 reply

Super lightweight and working right out of the box. And actually can be easily styled if you know a bit of css. Thnx a lot Ryan for sharing :).

Mean and Lean

by phenn·10 years ago·1 reply

Nothing could be easier. Plugin works great.

Nice

by Damiaan van Vliet·10 years ago·1 reply

Great simple lightbox. Indeed, install plug-in and it works. Easy to use.

Great, it works with Nectcellent gallery!

by weigertj·11 years ago·1 reply

Great plugin! I looked for a new responsive plugin to replace jQuery Colorbox plugin. I tried 6-7 very popular lightbox and colorbox plugins and this was the only one that rightaway worked for me with NextCellent Gallery.
It perfectly does what it has to do.

Simple and work

by hatul·11 years ago·1 reply

I like its.