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LightPress Lightbox
Finally a lightbox that just works without the extra fluff.
Healthy
79/100
Users appreciate this lightweight and reliable tool for simple image viewing.
Active installs
~45,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 40k+
Rating
4.6★
69 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+3%
Holding steady
79 → 81 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Holding steady · +3% in the last year
79/day a year ago→81/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayLightPress Lightbox is a well-regarded, no-frills lightbox plugin with a strong reputation for long-term reliability and simplicity, with no notable caveats surfacing from users.
What people like
- +Reliable long-term use with no reported issues across multiple sites and theme changes×6
- +Simple, lightweight, and focused — no bloat or unnecessary add-ons×2
- +Correct handling of captions via WordPress ALT text
- +Perceived as fast compared to competing lightbox plugins
Common complaints
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.57★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 13%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-03-162025-05-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 69 total
Latest reviews · 72 analyzed
- 2025-12-09★★★★★Usefulmaliege1-shot
- 2025-10-12★★★★★Clean, functional, reliablescorpress1-shot
- 2025-09-29★★★★★Excellentchris1030
- 2025-08-01★★★★★Отличный плагинolgertart1-shot
- 2025-06-11★★★★★Using it for years…inspirationally
- 2025-06-06★★★★★Best Lightbox PluginiLexx1-shot
- 2025-04-30★★★★★works as it shouldfaglork
- 2025-03-11★★★★★Works like it shouldFredag
- 2025-02-16★★★★★Best Lightbox PluginSir-Peter
- 2025-02-02★★★★★It just keeps truckin'..kintopp1-shot
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to LightPress Lightbox
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
74
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
82
Prior 7-day baseline
65
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
211
Mean release-day peak (30d)
120
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-9.8%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
18%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.26
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
81%
5★ share in analyzed sample
13%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-75%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.61 → 4.57★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered