WP ImageViewer
by Marcel Pol · WordPress.org page · Website
WP ImageViewer has 700+ active installs on WordPress.org and 11,950 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 4, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
WP ImageViewer at a glance
Is WP ImageViewer well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Smooth dragging and panning images
- Support touch devices
- Double tap to zoom in/zoom out
- Pinch in / pinch out to zoom in/out
- Snap view for easier panning and zooming experience
- Exposed API to control zoom programmatically
WP ImageViewer reviews and ratings
10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Not perfect, but nice
Basically I wanted something that resemble the "Photos Viewer Application" from Windows where you can zoom and pan on large images. This is the closest I found for now.WP ImageViewer works nicely but there is a few things that prevent it from being perfect imo:1- When you zoom in an image, it doesn't zoom where your cursor is but zoom at the bottom of the image automatically which is pretty annoying especially for large images2- Since it's integrated to WP directly there isn't any easy customization available, you cant change the position of arrows for e.g. that are not vertically centered as in every Lightbox I can think of3- Lightbox does not close when the user is clicking outside the image, I do like this in Lightboxes personnally4- I don't think it's possible to separate the images within a page from the same Slider/Lightbox. What I mean is, if you have let's say 3 gallery of 5 images and use this plugin on all of them, you can't have 3 separate Slider with 5 images, you end up having a giant Slider where you can loop back to image number 1 from the very last image of the page. It would be nice to be able to separate them5- Be able to change buttons icons would be nice even tho I guess it's possible by doing some extra work
alvincha -
简陋而优雅。Rough yet Elegent
我的访客大多来自中国大陆，他们访问其他国家的网速会很缓慢。这就是为什么我一直寻找着能够自定义预览图和弹出大图尺寸的插件。其它的画廊插件通常不允许你自行设置这两个尺寸。但这个插件，它选择爬取原版Wordpress超链接指向的图片，这是一种相当巧妙的方式！而且它还提供了其它画廊插件所没有的缩放模块，我不敢相信这个插件目前的下载量只有仅仅300… Most of my visitors are from mainland China, and their Internet speed to other countries is very slow. That's why I've been looking for plugins that can customize the preview image and pop-up large image size. Other gallery plugins usually don't allow you to set these two sizes yourself. But this plugin chooses to crawl the pictures pointed to by the original WordPress hyperlink, which is a pretty clever way! And it also provides a zoom module that other gallery plugins don't have. I can't believe that this plugin has only 300 downloads at present…
benyangovo -
Simplicity and Functionality
Why is this plugin great? Does what it says on the box. Integrates seamlessly with standard WordPress functionality. Enhances the standard WordPress functionality without changing it - remove the plugin, and you're back to standard WordPress without missing or broken blocks. Does not create unnecessary menu items and popups. Does not try to sell you anything. This plugin embodies the simplicity and functionality that WordPress should offer, as opposed to the cluttered, ad-infested, slow, and buggy alternatives out there.
Cambabutonono -
works great
Plugin works great.
iskradi -
Light and Right
Dead simple, super light weight and speedy. Pages load faster than other lightbox plugins. Love the addition of navigating via arrow keys and works beautifully on my touch screen monitor. Visually fantastic!
Josh Journey -
Wonderful plugin
I love how well this works! Great plugin: light, easy and very versatile. Very happy with it.
Naomi Blindeman
Details
A zooming and panning plugin inspired by google photos for your web images.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- colorbox
- fancybox
- ImageViewer
- iv-viewer
- lightbox
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- Version
- 3.0.1
- Last updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- First published
- Nov 30, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 4.1
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP ImageViewer FAQ
What does WP ImageViewer do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP ImageViewer offers Smooth dragging and panning images, Support touch devices, Double tap to zoom in/zoom out, Pinch in / pinch out to zoom in/out and Snap view for easier panning and zooming experience.
How many active installs does WP ImageViewer have?
WordPress.org reports 700+ active installs for WP ImageViewer as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP ImageViewer still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on February 4, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Is WP ImageViewer free?
WP ImageViewer is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.