Popup Lightbox
For Suggestions & Support, send email to ramonvicentesilva@hotmail.com, containing the subject “Popup Lightbox” Thanks to Umobi, the company that provided all support and structure for developing this plugin.
Consider an alternative
Popup Lightbox shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.6 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Popup Lightbox stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| banner float | >100 |
| colorbox | #63 |
| lightbox | >100 |
| popup | >100 |
| popup lightbox | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 2 reviews
About Popup Lightbox
From the official readme · v1.0Description
- For Suggestions & Support, send email to ramonvicentesilva@hotmail.com, containing the subject “Popup Lightbox”
- Thanks to Umobi, the company that provided all support and structure for developing this plugin.
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload
popup-lightboxdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
1.0
- Fixed a lot of bugs
- Added Support to wordpress 3.5 gallery
- Added Other configs for the Popup
- Added field to link, if you want the user to be redirected when clicked on the popup.
- Better js
- Code refactoring
0.1.1
- Fixed bugs on version 3.2.1 of wordpress
0.1
- Version Beta of Plugin
Screenshots
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FAQ
Popup Lightbox: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 17, 2026
Is Popup Lightbox free?
Yes. Popup Lightbox is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Popup Lightbox safe to use in 2026?
Popup Lightbox shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Popup Lightbox?
Popup Lightbox is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 8,675 times since it launched in May 2012. It was downloaded 37 times in the last 30 days.
Does Popup Lightbox work with WordPress 7.1?
Popup Lightbox is officially tested up to WordPress 3.6.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Popup Lightbox last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on September 3, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Popup Lightbox?
Popup Lightbox is developed and maintained by Ramon Vicente.
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