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Lightbox with PhotoSwipe — WordPress Gallery Plugin

by Arno Welzel · WordPress.org page · Website

v5.13.0 Tested up to WP 7.1

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,080,546 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 30, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe at a glance

Active installs
20,000+
Total downloads
1,080,546
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Lightbox with PhotoSwipe well maintained?

Support threads resolved
6 of 7
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
<1%
1 of 115 reviews on WordPress.org

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe reviews and ratings

115 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

115 reviews

5★
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  • Really decent plugin

    I tried some lightbox plugins, with mixed results: two of them produced PHP errors, two didn't show any captions, three came with extravagant styling that didn't fit my theme or exaggerated animations I didn't want... This one has convinced me. Sensible default settings, unobtrusive styling, no advertising - just does what it should do in the background without imposing its own style and philosophy on your website. The only thing I changed via CSS was making the font size for captions a bit larger.

    Daniel Fuchs

  • The Best PhotoSwipe

    Works beautifully with one of the best lightboxes ever made! I love the addition of EXIF info. Been using reliably for over a year and is well supported. This plugin comes highly recommended!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Josh Journey

  • Works perfect

    Perfekt to show images in a lightbox. 100% support. Fast and competent.

    Michael Rieder

  • Sharp photos finally

    A sleek plugin that is well documented. Good support. I can't prove it, but it seems to me that with Arno Welzel's “Lightbox with PhotoSwipe” plugin, my photos on the website are finally as sharp as they are when developed in Capture One. Many thanks for that! Until now, I've been using PhotoSwipe as an additional add-on to “Responsive Lightbox & Gallery”. It was a pain. No support, disastrous UI, banal documentation and blurry images. I'm so glad to have finally found “Lightbox with PhotoSwipe”.

    Roland Bischoff

  • Lightbox was easy to implement

    I was able to easily implement Lightbox on all images. When I first activated this plugin, the Lightbox displayed and behaved strangely, but after switching to PhotoSwipe version 4 on the settings page, everything displayed correctly.

    niguramu

  • Very useful plugin. 10 stars

    Nothing more, nothing less. Just works! Thank you very much for your work!

    suiramus

Where Lightbox with PhotoSwipe ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Lightbox with PhotoSwipe appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Gallery Plugins #22 by tag, not in search #67 –

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Details

Integration of PhotoSwipe (http://photoswipe.com) for WordPress.

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

Rankings Lightbox with PhotoSwipe competes in

Tags

  • attachments
  • gallery
  • images
  • lightbox
  • photoswipe

More from Arno Welzel

Version
5.13.0
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026
First published
Nov 2, 2017
Requires WordPress
6.5
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe FAQ

How many active installs does Lightbox with PhotoSwipe have?

WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Lightbox with PhotoSwipe as of September 7, 2026.

Is Lightbox with PhotoSwipe still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 30, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Lightbox with PhotoSwipe have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 6 of 7 recent support threads for Lightbox with PhotoSwipe are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Lightbox with PhotoSwipe free?

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

Where does Lightbox with PhotoSwipe rank among Gallery Plugins?

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe is #67 in the WordPress.org Gallery Plugins ranking.