Best WordPress lightbox plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress 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 Ultimate Lightbox (1K+) and click-to-vote.me (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “wordpress lightbox” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 WordPress lightbox plugins
- 1.
WP Video LightboxThe most installed WordPress lightbox plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 67 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Ultimate Lightbox1K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 19 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
click-to-vote.me10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
All 3 plugins tagged “wordpress lightbox”
WP Video Lightbox
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,073by 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
Ultimate Lightbox
Up in the last 7 days:36#6,551by Rustaurius3 months ago
Add a responsive lightbox to any or all images on your site
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(19)
- Downloads
- 21/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