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Responsive Lightbox — WordPress Gallery Plugin

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

by dFactory · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.7.11.1 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+

Responsive Lightbox has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,883,285 downloads all time. It was downloaded 117,422 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Responsive Lightbox at a glance

Active installs
100,000+
Total downloads
6,883,285
Downloads, last 30 days
117,422
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Responsive Lightbox well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 7
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
2%
42 of 2,003 reviews on WordPress.org

Responsive Lightbox reviews and ratings

2,003 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

2,003 reviews

5★
1,890
4★
45
3★
13
2★
13
1★
42

Download and install history

175,431 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Responsive Lightbox downloads per day012.5k25k37.5k50kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Responsive Lightbox active installs025k50k75k100kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Responsive Lightbox rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Responsive Lightbox review count06251.3k1.9k2.5kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Responsive Lightbox ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Gallery Plugins #7 by tag, #19 in search #8 ▲3
Best Video Gallery Plugins #55 in search, not tagged #90 –

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Details

The most popular lightbox plugin and responsive gallery builder for WordPress.

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

Tags

  • galleries
  • gallery
  • image
  • images
  • lightbox

More from dFactory

Version
2.7.11.1
Last updated
Oct 20, 2026
First published
Jul 8, 2013
Requires WordPress
6.4
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Responsive Lightbox FAQ

How many active installs does Responsive Lightbox have?

WordPress.org reports 100,000+ active installs for Responsive Lightbox as of October 22, 2026.

Is Responsive Lightbox still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Does Responsive Lightbox have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 7 recent support threads for Responsive Lightbox are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Responsive Lightbox free?

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

Where does Responsive Lightbox rank among Gallery Plugins?

Responsive Lightbox is #8 in the WordPress.org "gallery" ranking as of today.