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Responsive Lightbox2 — WordPress Gallery Plugin

by Noor Alam · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.4 Tested up to WP 6.1.12

Responsive Lightbox2 has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 10,808 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 14, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.

Responsive Lightbox2 at a glance

Active installs
300+
Total downloads
10,808
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 Responsive Lightbox2 well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.1.12, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Beautiful lightbox popup style
  • Flexibility of creating your own lightbox link
  • Pop up responsive images in lightbox
  • Trigger lightbox from either a text/image link
  • Compatible with WordPress multisite
  • Add lightbox to a text/image link
  • Enable lightbox functionality on your site which supports all major browsers
  • Use a simple shortcode anywhere on your site (Post, Page, Homepage etc.)to pop up an image in lightbox
  • Apply lightbox effect on images inserted into WordPress post/page
  • Add lightbox effect to an album or photo gallery
  • Add lightbox effect to a gallery of images
  • Responsive lightbox2 popup which works on mobile devices. Also it fits perfectly on smaller screens

Responsive Lightbox2 reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
3.7 out of 5

3 reviews

5★
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4★
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1★
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  • very good

    very good

    onijam191

  • Does what it says

    Really like this plugin because the lightbox looks clean and shiny.

    Michael Smith

  • Stop telling me to visit your site

    Annoying plugin

    Kittar

Details

Add responsive lightbox effect to your images, pop up photos and photo gallery in lightbox

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

Rankings Responsive Lightbox2 competes in

Tags

  • gallery
  • images
  • lightbox
  • photos
  • responsive

More from Noor Alam

Version
1.0.4
Last updated
Nov 14, 2022
First published
May 20, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
6.1.12
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Responsive Lightbox2 FAQ

What does Responsive Lightbox2 do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Responsive Lightbox2 offers Beautiful lightbox popup style, Flexibility of creating your own lightbox link, Pop up responsive images in lightbox, Trigger lightbox from either a text/image link and Compatible with WordPress multisite.

How many active installs does Responsive Lightbox2 have?

WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for Responsive Lightbox2 as of September 7, 2026.

Is Responsive Lightbox2 still maintained?

The last release was on November 14, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Responsive Lightbox2 free?

Responsive Lightbox2 is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.