Key Metrics
Active Installs
100K
Total Downloads
42K
Avg Rating
4.3/5.0
Support Resolution
40%
WP.org Rank
#283
Trends
Active Installs
100K
Daily Downloads
2K/day avg
Rankings & Growth
Install Health Score
5 signals from your last 30 days of install data
+13
out of ±100
WP.org rounds install counts to tiers — no tier change detected yet. Only Recency reflects real data; the score will update once installs cross a tier boundary.
Rating Breakdown
Support
2 of 5 threads resolved
- Changing the close button size
8/4/2025
- Is this plugin abandoned?
5/19/2025
- Deprecated ERRORs without end
5/19/2025
- Problems with PHP 8.3
5/14/2025
Recent Reviews
Does not do anything
Benjamin Stocker · 9/12/2025
Just does not work. This topic was modified 5 months, 2 weeks ago by Benjamin Stocker. ]]>
Worked straight out of the box!
splinter1 · 11/27/2024
Couldn’t be simpler. Downloaded, installed, activated and now all my post images open in a lightbox. Brilliant!…
Simple Yet Awesome
skylabb · 10/17/2024
I like the simplicity of the plugin and it works with WP native image block. The ability to automatically group single i…
Just fab!
Marc Bijl · 10/8/2024
That’s all I can say: just fab! 😀 ]]>
Great and it works!!
stuartcr · 10/31/2023
So when i first starting using this plugin it was simple (as the title says), i took it further and created a custom gal…
Compatibility
Tested up to WordPress
6.9.1
Requires PHP
5.6.20
Version Updates (12 mo)
0 updates
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FAQ
Is Simple Lightbox still maintained?
Yes, Simple Lightbox was last updated 3 days ago and appears to be actively maintained.
How many active installs does Simple Lightbox have?
Simple Lightbox currently has 100K active installs on WordPress.org.
What is the support resolution rate for Simple Lightbox?
40% of support threads have been resolved for Simple Lightbox. It currently has 5 support threads with 2 resolved.
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