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WP Featherlight Disabled — WordPress Gallery Plugin

by treeflips · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.4 Tested up to WP 6.8.8

WP Featherlight Disabled has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 19,413 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 14, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

WP Featherlight Disabled at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
19,413
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 WP Featherlight Disabled well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Ultra-lightweight – even more lightweight than the original WP Featherlight since the lightbox CSS/JS is not loaded automatically
  • Manual activation – to enable lightbox functionality, simply click the checkbox in your post settings
  • Retains WP Featherlight features – has all the same features and filters as the original WP Featherlight plugin (up to version 1.3.3)
  • Supports WEBP image format

WP Featherlight Disabled reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • No loading on ALL pages!

    Hooray! Only loads on pages I choose, and not on all pages. Thank you!

    Marcy

  • Nice option not to load on every page

    This Plugin makes sense, as you only need to load it, where you need it. Thanks

    mauri01

  • Exactly what I need

    This plugin fix conflicts between WP Featherlight and other lightbox plugin especially some gallery plugin. I can activate it upon my need. Nice work.

    tommyhsu

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Details

The most lightweight WordPress lightbox plugin...and the featherlight CSS/JS (only 7kb) is automatically disabled unless you manually enable within ea …

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

Rankings WP Featherlight Disabled competes in

Tags

  • gallery
  • image
  • jquery
  • jquery lightbox
  • lightbox

More from treeflips

Version
1.0.4
Last updated
May 14, 2025
First published
Jun 24, 2020
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Featherlight Disabled FAQ

What does WP Featherlight Disabled do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Featherlight Disabled offers Ultra-lightweight – even more lightweight than the original WP Featherlight since the lightbox CSS/JS is not loaded automatically, Manual activation – to enable lightbox functionality, simply click the checkbox in your post settings, Retains WP Featherlight features – has all the same features and filters as the original WP Featherlight plugin (up to version 1.3.3) and Supports WEBP image format.

How many active installs does WP Featherlight Disabled have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for WP Featherlight Disabled as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Featherlight Disabled still maintained?

The last release was on May 14, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Does WP Featherlight Disabled have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for WP Featherlight Disabled are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is WP Featherlight Disabled free?

WP Featherlight Disabled is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.