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WP Video Lightbox · Version history

WP Video Lightbox changelog and version history

Latest version
1.9.12
May 20, 2026 (5 months ago)
Releases
27
since 2012
In the last year
1
Tested up to
WordPress 7.0.8

Releases each year

  • 20121 release
  • 20138 releases
  • 20143 releases
  • 20151 release
  • 20165 releases
  • 20171 release
  • 20183 releases
  • 20203 releases
  • 20211 release
  • 20261 release

20261 release

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.9.12Latest

20211 release

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.9.1

    • Replaced deprecated jQuery.fn.size() with the .length property.

20203 releases

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.9.0

    • iframes now align correctly on mobile devices.

  2. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.9

    • Made some changes to the settings.

  3. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.8

    • Video lightbox is now compatible with WordPress 5.0.
    • = 1.8.7 * Fixed the YouTube autoplay option. * Fixed close button was partially positioned behind the lightbox. * Fixed play button img was inheriting box-shadow from theme. * Fixed PHP notices on settings page. * Added a new option to enable privacy-enhanced mode in a YouTube video.

20183 releases

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.7

  2. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.6

    • Added a fix so a search engine bot cannot access the video lightbox directory.

  3. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.5

    • Video Lightbox is now compatible with WordPress 4.9.

20171 release

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.4

    • Fixed a deprecated constructor warning in the class-prettyphoto.php file.

20165 releases

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.2

    • Video lightbox is now compatible with WordPress 4.6.

  2. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.1

    • Video lightbox now includes the minified version of the prettyPhoto library.

  3. WP Video Lightbox 1.8.0

    • Vimeo video URL is now rendered in HTTPS in the shortcode.
    • Vimeo video thumbnail is now retrieved with a secure API request to the vimeo server.

  4. WP Video Lightbox 1.7.9

    • Fixed some deprecated function in the settings.

  5. WP Video Lightbox 1.7.8

    • Added “alt” parameter in the shortcode that can be used to describe the anchor image.

20151 release

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.7.6

    • Video Lightbox is now compatible with WordPress 4.3.

20143 releases

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.6.8

    • fixed an issue where vimeo video could not be played on a HTTPS site

  2. WP Video Lightbox 1.6.7

    • plugin is now compatible with WordPress 3.9.

  3. WP Video Lightbox 1.6.6

    • YouTube video can now be loaded over https

20138 releases

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.6.5

    • fixed a bug in the plugin where default options were not set for automatic upgrade

  2. WP Video Lightbox 1.6.4

    • plugin is now compatible with WordPress 3.8.

  3. WP Video Lightbox 1.6.3

    • plugin now works with multisite install.

  4. WP Video Lightbox 1.6.2

    • Created a settings menu for the plugin
    • Updated the prettyPhoto library to 3.1.5

  5. WP Video Lightbox 1.6.1

    • Added https support for YouTube video.

  6. WP Video Lightbox 1.6

    • Added an option to automatically create and use the thumbnail of the YouTube or Vimeo video as the anchor image.

  7. WP Video Lightbox 1.5

    • Made some improvements as to how the JavaScript code is loaded in the plugin. WordPress 3.6 compatibility.

  8. WP Video Lightbox 1.4

    • added a feature in the shortcode to turn off the related video display after the playback

20121 release

  1. WP Video Lightbox 1.3

    • First commit to the wordpress repository

Questions about WP Video Lightbox’s releases

What is the latest version of WP Video Lightbox?

1.9.12, released on May 20, 2026 (5 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.

How often is WP Video Lightbox updated?

One release in the last year. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from June 2012.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WP Video Lightbox’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.