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Simple lightGallery alternatives

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Simple lightGallery

70+ installs · #18,259 most popular

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Meow Lightbox

Shares 2 of Simple lightGallery's 5 tags.

Most installed

Meow Lightbox

10K+ active installs.

Best rated

Meow Lightbox

4.9 out of 5 from 190 reviews.

Most recently updated

Meow Lightbox

Updated on Oct 30, 2026.

1. 1

   Meow Lightbox

   by Jordy Meow

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

   Installs

   10K+

   Rank

   #1,979

   Rating

   4.9(190)

   Updated

   9 days ago

   Sharesphotographyresponsive

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2. 2

   Responsive Image Maps

   by Philip Newcomer

   Makes image maps responsive by packaging the RWD Image Maps jQuery plugin for use in WordPress.

   Installs

   4K+

   Rank

   #3,608

   Rating

   4.9(64)

   Updated

   9 years ago

   Sharesjqueryresponsive

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3. 3

   jQuery Lightbox For Native Galleries

   by Automattic

   Makes the native WordPress galleries use a lightbox script called ColorBox to display the fullsize images.

   Installs

   4K+

   Rank

   #3,279

   Rating

   4.0(10)

   Updated

   9 years ago

   Sharesgalleryjquery

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