Best image viewer plugins for WordPress
The most popular image viewer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LC Lightbox Lite leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Hosteria Modal Gallery (10+) and Essentia Image Zoom (fewer than 10). All 5 plugins tagged “Image viewer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 image viewer plugins
- 1.
LC Lightbox LiteThe most installed image viewer plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
Hosteria Modal Gallery10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Essentia Image ZoomFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
Five Number LightboxFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image BlocksFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “Image viewer”
LC Lightbox Lite
Down in the last 7 days:33#13,504by LCweb6 days ago
Give your website a modern image viewer in just one click. Responsive, customizable and free.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Hosteria Modal Gallery
#34,688by Dolzhenkov1 month ago
A lightweight responsive modal gallery for WordPress powered by Swiper.js with native gallery and keyboard navigation support.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Essentia Image Zoom
#56,257by wpessentia3 months ago
A polished click-to-zoom image viewer for Elementor and WooCommerce, with fine controls and image viewing analytics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Five Number Lightbox
#72,340by gvijaikumar993 months ago
A small image lightbox with no jQuery and no dependencies. Works on old posts and new ones without editing any content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LDM Lightbox for Gallery and Image Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:19,677#73,419by lizdmukami4 months ago
A lightweight Gutenberg Gallery lightbox plugin with fullscreen viewing, next/previous navigation, keyboard controls and responsive design.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day