Is Simplelightbox free?

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

How many websites use Simplelightbox?

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

What are the best Simplelightbox alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Simplelightbox include Firelight Lightbox, Imsanity, Menu Image, Icons made easy. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Simplelightbox work with the latest WordPress?

Simplelightbox has been tested up to WordPress 6.3.0. It requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+.

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Simplelightbox

Name: Simplelightbox
Rating: 5 (11 reviews)
Author: aknieriem

Touch-friendly image lightbox for mobile and desktop without requiring jQuery

By aknieriem·Image·Free

5(11 reviews)

·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 years ago

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As of April 2026, Simplelightbox is a WordPress image plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 30K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 9% this week. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.

5/511 reviews

1.0K+active installs

30K+total downloads

11 yearssince 2015

Overview

The simplelightbox wordpress plugin brings the simplelightbox jquery plugin to wordpress.

You can change every option that the lightbox have in the admin panel under Design -> Simplelightbox.

Read full description on WordPress.org

Ratings & Reviews

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Recent Reviews

Very good plugin!

by zhongxiyi·1 year ago

Very good plugin!

by Aleksandar·3 years ago

Very good plugin. The only plugin that successfully opens my lazily loaded .webp thumbnails. Thank you very much!

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Cool , but need additional support to webp and svg images

by sammuelhg·4 years ago

Nice

This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by sammuelhg.

very light and straight forword lightbox

by KJA4U·5 years ago

I like it. Easy to use with a simple functional settings dash board.

Good support

by aommundsen·5 years ago

I love this plugin as it does its job good and does not have any bloatware in the admin panel. Also when reporting a bug in the forum, the author released a new version with a fix within only two hours. All in all, great plugin, no bloatware, and great support!