Responsive Gallery Lightbox
Responsive Gallery Lightbox is a lightweight, elegant, responsive, mobile-friendly jQuery plugin for displaying an image/video gallery in a fullscreen lightbox with CSS3 transition effects.
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Responsive Gallery Lightbox shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 18/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Responsive Gallery Lightbox stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| lightbox | >100 |
| mobile-friendly | >100 |
| responsive | >100 |
| video support | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 1 from 1 reviews
About Responsive Gallery Lightbox
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Responsive Gallery Lightbox is a lightweight, elegant, responsive, mobile-friendly jQuery plugin for displaying an image/video gallery in a fullscreen lightbox with CSS3 transition effects.
You can easily add gallery using custom post & embed them in separate page post or widgets by shortcode button from the editor.
Features
- Super easy Installation.
- 100% Responsive.
- Custom post enabled.
- Category Support.
- Amazing option panel.
- Shortcode Powered.
- Unlimited gallery items.
- Show/Hide Captions.
- Video Support (youtube or vimeo).
- CSS3 Effect.
- Specific settings for multiple gallery items.
- All Major browser supported.
- Unlimited Thumbnail Images Width.
- Unlimited Thumbnail Images Height.
- Control Slider Speed.
- Move Thumbnail Image to Right.
- Move Thumbnail Image to Bottom.
- 24/7 Support.
See live demo here: http://demo.wpvalueclub.com/responsive-gallery-lightbox/
Installation
Installing this plugin as regular wordpress plugin.
After install, this plugin enable a custom post called Gallery Items. Add category & items on that custom post.
After adding items, you are ready to use this plugin in your post, page, widget or anywhere you like.
Go to page > Add New. On the editor, you will see a button called Gallery Shortcode by clicking button you see the shortcode like [rsgallery category="Category_Name"]
Use category title, not category id or slag. Make sure spelling is ok. It is case sensitive.
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FAQ
Responsive Gallery Lightbox: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Responsive Gallery Lightbox free?
Yes. Responsive Gallery Lightbox is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Responsive Gallery Lightbox safe to use in 2026?
Responsive Gallery Lightbox shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 1/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 18/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Responsive Gallery Lightbox?
Responsive Gallery Lightbox is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,987 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 75 times in the last 30 days.
Does Responsive Gallery Lightbox work with WordPress 7.1?
Responsive Gallery Lightbox is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Responsive Gallery Lightbox last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on November 23, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Responsive Gallery Lightbox?
Responsive Gallery Lightbox is developed and maintained by noor-e-alam.
What are the best alternatives to Responsive Gallery Lightbox?
The most popular alternatives to Responsive Gallery Lightbox are Shortcodes Ultimate (400K+ installs), Firelight Lightbox (200K+ installs) and Responsive Lightbox & Galle… (100K+ installs).
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