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Meow Lightbox

v5.6.5

by Jordy Meow · updated 9 days ago

The elegant lightbox built for photographers. Fast, responsive, and displays your photos beautifully with EXIF data and maps. You'll love it! 💕

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Rank
#1,981
Up1 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 13,000
10K+ reported · Medium
Total downloads
468.9K
468,870 all-time
Rating
4.9/5
190 reviews
Support resolved
100%
1 of 1 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +71% (30d)·Toward 20K+ · ETA ~23d

Meow Lightbox at a glance

Meow Lightbox is a WordPress plugin by Jordy Meow with 10K+ active installs, the #1,981 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 362 times, 71% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.9 out of 5 from 190 reviews. Version 5.6.5 came out on Oct 30, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 42 plugins tagged “exif”. It was first released in 2016.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

18.8K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Meow Lightbox Compare series
Downloads over time: 30 days across 1 series.01K2K3KOct 9Oct 14Oct 19Oct 24Oct 28Nov 2Nov 7Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateMeow Lightbox
Nov 7, 2026109
Nov 6, 2026196
Nov 5, 2026218
Nov 4, 2026263
Nov 3, 2026280
Nov 2, 2026472
Nov 1, 2026332
Oct 31, 20261,284
Oct 30, 20263,197
Oct 29, 2026392
Oct 28, 2026572
Oct 27, 2026837
Oct 26, 20263,412
Oct 25, 2026123
Oct 24, 2026108
Oct 23, 2026190
Oct 22, 2026293
Oct 21, 2026350
Oct 20, 2026155
Oct 19, 2026236
Oct 18, 2026110
Oct 17, 2026123
Oct 16, 2026206
Oct 15, 2026358
Oct 14, 2026258
Oct 13, 2026318
Oct 12, 2026431
Oct 11, 2026688
Oct 10, 20263,128
Oct 9, 2026159

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 12,613 · -0.1% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.12.6K12.8K13KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 202612,613
Nov 7, 202612,632
Nov 5, 202612,678
Nov 4, 202612,713
Nov 3, 202612,649
Nov 2, 202612,644
Nov 1, 202612,695
Oct 31, 202612,681
Oct 30, 202612,671
Oct 29, 202612,691
Oct 28, 202613,069
Oct 27, 202612,628

Rank over time

#1,981 · up 16 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 14 days across 1 series.#2K#2KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#1,981
Nov 7, 2026#1,982
Nov 6, 2026#1,982
Nov 5, 2026#1,981
Nov 4, 2026#1,978
Nov 3, 2026#1,979
Nov 2, 2026#1,983
Nov 1, 2026#1,977
Oct 31, 2026#1,977
Oct 30, 2026#1,982
Oct 29, 2026#1,981
Oct 28, 2026#1,986
Oct 27, 2026#1,986
Oct 16, 2026#1,997

Growth %

Average -0.01% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.0%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 2026-0.15%
Nov 7, 2026-0.18%
Nov 5, 2026-0.28%
Nov 4, 2026+0.51%
Nov 3, 2026+0.04%
Nov 2, 2026-0.40%
Nov 1, 2026+0.11%
Oct 31, 2026+0.08%
Oct 30, 2026-0.16%
Oct 29, 2026-2.89%
Oct 28, 2026+3.49%

Active installs band

10K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 14 days across 1 series.9.5K10K10.5KOct 16Oct 27Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 202610K+
Nov 7, 202610K+
Nov 6, 202610K+
Nov 5, 202610K+
Nov 4, 202610K+
Nov 3, 202610K+
Nov 2, 202610K+
Nov 1, 202610K+
Oct 31, 202610K+
Oct 30, 202610K+
Oct 29, 202610K+
Oct 28, 202610K+
Oct 27, 202610K+
Oct 16, 202610K+

Search rankings

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #1982 → #1982Downloads -0.6%
    • Released 5.6.5 (was 5.6.4)
  2. Rank #1986 → #1981Downloads +26.7%
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4
  3. Rank #1997 → #1979Downloads +50.2%
    • Released 5.6.4 (was 5.6.3)

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v5.657%
  • v5.517%
  • v5.36.9%
  • v5.26.5%
  • Other12%

Rating trend

4.9★★★★★190 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
5.6.5
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
8.1
First released
Aug 23, 2016
Last updated
Oct 30, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Meow Lightbox

How many websites use Meow Lightbox?

Meow Lightbox is active on 10K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #1,981 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Meow Lightbox been downloaded?

468,870 times in total since 2016. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 362 times. See download stats

When was Meow Lightbox last updated?

Version 5.6.5 came out on Oct 30, 2026 (1 week ago). See every release

Is Meow Lightbox compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does Meow Lightbox have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 2 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Meow Lightbox up to date. See its security record

Is Meow Lightbox still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 1 week ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.

What rating does Meow Lightbox have?

4.9 out of 5 from 190 reviews on WordPress.org. 93% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Meow Lightbox?

The plugins most like Meow Lightbox, by the tags they share, are Simple Lightbox (100K+), Lightbox with PhotoSwipe (20K+) and Firelight Lightbox (200K+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.9

★★★★★

190 reviews

  • 5 stars: 177 reviews, 93%
  • 4 stars: 12 reviews, 6%
  • 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 1 stars: 1 reviews, 1%
Positive
99%4–5★
Mixed
0%3★
Critical
1%1–2★
  • About 131 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 5.0.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 46 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Meow Lightbox
Estimated installs≈ 13,000
Reported installs10K+
Rating4.9
Reviews190
Total downloads468.9K
AuthorJordy Meow
First releasedAug 23, 2016
Version5.6.5
Requires WP6.0
Requires PHP8.1
Last updatedOct 30, 2026

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