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Gallery Block Lightbox — WordPress Slider Plugin

by taha.tr · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.6 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 7.4+

Gallery Block Lightbox has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,845 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 25, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Gallery Block Lightbox at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
1,845
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Gallery Block Lightbox well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Enable/disable with a simple toggle button for each Gallery block individually
  • Custom coded galleries support
  • Supports touch, mousewheel, keyboard, and mouse drag interactions
  • Double click or tap/touch to zoom original image
  • Lightbox thumbnails with an easy toggle button
  • Slide counter and figcaption support
  • jQuery-Free, lightweight at only 2.78kb gzipped for both dLightbox.js and dLightbox.css
  • Fully responsive

Details

Extremely lightweight yet powerful and touch-friendly, jQuery-free, Lightbox toggle button for core Gallery block and supports custom-coded galleries.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Gallery Block Lightbox competes in

Tags

  • carousel
  • gallery
  • gallery block
  • lightbox
  • slider

More from taha.tr

Version
0.6
Last updated
Nov 25, 2025
First published
Jul 30, 2024
Requires WordPress
6.3
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Gallery Block Lightbox FAQ

What does Gallery Block Lightbox do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Gallery Block Lightbox offers Enable/disable with a simple toggle button for each Gallery block individually, Custom coded galleries support, Supports touch, mousewheel, keyboard, and mouse drag interactions, Double click or tap/touch to zoom original image and Lightbox thumbnails with an easy toggle button.

How many active installs does Gallery Block Lightbox have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Gallery Block Lightbox as of September 7, 2026.

Is Gallery Block Lightbox still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on November 25, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is Gallery Block Lightbox free?

Gallery Block Lightbox is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.