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akWPLightbox

10+ installs · #41,501 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
Shares 4 of akWPLightbox's 5 tags.
Most installed
Firelight Lightbox
200K+ active installs.
Best rated
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
5.0 out of 5 from 88 reviews.
Most recently updated
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin
Updated on Nov 7, 2026.
  1. Responsive Lightbox & Gallery

    by dFactory

    The most popular lightbox plugin and responsive gallery builder for WordPress.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #327
    Rating
    4.9(2K)
    Updated
    20 days ago

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  2. Firelight Lightbox

    by Firelight

    Formerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #256
    Rating
    4.8(361)
    Updated
    2 days ago

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  3. Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

    by FooPlugins

    A responsive image lightbox for WordPress galleries, WordPress attachments & FooGallery

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #423
    Rating
    3.9(95)
    Updated
    1 day ago

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  4. Simple Lightbox

    by Archetyped

    The highly customizable lightbox for WordPress

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #331
    Rating
    4.3(239)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  5. LightPress Lightbox

    by Firelight

    Simple, lightweight lightbox plugin for WordPress. Formerly the WP JQuery Lightbox.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #901
    Rating
    4.6(72)
    Updated
    7 months ago

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  6. Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

    by Johannes Kinast

    Adds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. No lock in and no dependencies.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,294
    Rating
    5.0(88)
    Updated
    5 months ago

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  7. WP Lightbox 2

    by Syed Balkhi

    WP Lightbox 2 adds stunning lightbox effects to images and galleries on your WordPress site.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,100
    Rating
    4.4(89)
    Updated
    9 months ago

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  8. Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

    by Arno Welzel

    Integration of PhotoSwipe (http://photoswipe.com) for WordPress.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,089
    Rating
    4.9(115)
    Updated
    7 days ago

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  9. Envira Gallery

    by Syed Balkhi

    The fastest drag & drop photo gallery plugin. Create stunning image galleries, albums, video galleries & lightbox displays in minutes — no coding!

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #337
    Rating
    4.7(1.6K)
    Updated
    16 days ago

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  10. Simple Image Sizes

    by Nicolas Juen

    This plugin lets you create custom image sizes for your site. Override your theme sizes directly on the Media settings page, regenerate thumbnails, an …

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #660
    Rating
    4.6(91)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  11. Image Watermark

    by dFactory

    Apply image or text watermarks to new uploads and existing Media Library images.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #856
    Rating
    4.2(299)
    Updated
    20 days ago

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  12. Auto Upload Images

    by Ali Irani

    Automatically detect external images in the post content and import images to your site then adding to the media library and replace image urls.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,221
    Rating
    4.3(106)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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