Best video lightbox plugins for WordPress
The most popular video lightbox plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Video Lightbox leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Video Popup (10K+) and Video Popup Block (10K+). All 13 plugins tagged “video lightbox” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 video lightbox plugins
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WP Video LightboxThe most installed video lightbox plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 67 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Video Popup10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 43 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Video Popup Block10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 6 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
ARI Fancy Lightbox10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 71 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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WP Video Popup9K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 43 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
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Wonder Video Embed4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
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Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp1K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 12 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Video Popup1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
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Post Featured Video900+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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Video Reviews / Video Widget90+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 13 plugins tagged “video lightbox”
WP Video Lightbox
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,075by wptipsntricks5 months ago
Very easy to use WordPress lightbox plugin to display YouTube and Vimeo videos in an elegant lightbox overlay.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.3(67)
- Downloads
- 81/day
Video Popup
#1,479by Alobaidi2 months ago
Video Popup plugin lets you create unlimited, responsive Video Lightbox and Popup for YouTube, Vimeo, MP4 & WebM on click or page load.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(43)
- Downloads
- 76/day
Video Popup Block
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,698by WPZOOM1 month ago
Video popup plugin for WordPress - Add YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok & MP4 videos in a lightbox popup. Customizable play button with Gutenberg block.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(6)
- Downloads
- 88/day
ARI Fancy Lightbox
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,768by arisoft1 year ago
Lightbox for WordPress with social and viral features. Show photos, gallery, PDF, videos, WooCommerce images, inline content, Google Maps links.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(71)
- Downloads
- 49/day
WP Video Popup
Up in the last 7 days:17#2,260by David Vongries3 days ago
Add a YouTube, Vimeo or Rumble video popup to WordPress. Lightweight, privacy-friendly lightbox that works with any page builder.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.1(43)
- Downloads
- 64/day
Wonder Video Embed
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,366by WonderPlugin14 days ago
Embed MP4, Youtube, Vimeo, Wistia videos to the sidebar widget, WordPress posts and pages.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 34/day
Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp
Down in the last 7 days:14#5,824by wpdevart9 months ago
Image and Video Lightbox is an high customizable and responsive plugin for displaying images and videos in popup.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.3(12)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Video Popup
Up in the last 7 days:25#6,085by Zelvigo2 months ago
Create beautiful video lightbox popups with Gutenberg, shortcode, or Elementor. Supports YouTube and Vimeo videos using lightweight Magnific Popup.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Post Featured Video
Up in the last 7 days:2#7,190by Galaxy Weblinks1 year ago
Post Featured Video is a very nifty responsive video plugin that helps your users to see a YouTube or Vimeo video or Custom HTML MP4 video
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Video Reviews / Video Widget
Down in the last 7 days:684#17,009by aharonyan1 year ago
Transform your website with engaging video content. Add a powerful Video Reviews widget to your footer and boost conversions instantly.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Video Lightbox For Guten Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:87#27,767by ZealousWeb5 months ago
Elevate WordPress with "Video Lightbox for Guten Blocks". Streamline video embedding effortlessly for engaging content.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Arts Immersive Lightbox for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:593#30,757by Artem Semkin2 days ago
A PhotoSwipe lightbox that replaces Elementor's native one: cinematic transitions, mousemove explore pan, video galleries, any link as a trigger.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day
click-to-vote.me
#40,260by trollderiu5 years ago
Very easy to use WordPress plugin to display click-to-vote.me polls.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day