#257 by installs
Firelight Lightbox
Formerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.
- Installs
- 200,000+
- Rating
- 4.8 (361)
- Updated
- 26 days ago
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
The most popular lightbox plugin and responsive gallery builder for WordPress.
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- #328 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 6.9M
- 6,906,322
- Downloads, 30 days
- 130.3K
- 14K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5
- 2,003 reviews
- Last updated
- 11 days ago
- Oct 20, 2026
- Version
- 2.7.11.1
- 109 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 20, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 6.4 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.4 or newer |
| First published | July 8, 2013 |
| Support, last two months | 1 of 7 threads resolved (14%) |
Reviews
4.9 / 5 from 2,003 reviews
| 5 stars | 1,890 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 45 |
| 3 stars | 13 |
| 2 stars | 13 |
| 1 star | 42 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Everything You Need in a WordPress Gallery Plugin
Responsive Lightbox and Gallery plugin is a fully fledged WordPress gallery plugin with a powerful Drag & Drop Gallery Builder and Lightbox functionality that’s used daily by more than 100,000 active users and downloaded over 3 Million times.
The beauty of it is how easy it is for you to customize it and enhance its features thanks to free and premium extensions.
Why You Should Use Responsive Lightbox and Gallery Plugin
Easiest Gallery Builder
Say goodbye to coding. With the built-in drag and drop Gallery builder, you will be able to create beautiful galleries, customize them, and add your preferred styles in minutes.
Vast Customization Options
Responsive Lightbox and Gallery plugin is packed with customization options per each gallery and lightbox style so you can tweak them to suit your website’s audience with just a few clicks.
SEO-Friendly and Lightweight
Responsive Lightbox and Gallery plugin is built keeping SEO and performance in mind, making it lightweight and fast when it comes to page load.
Premium Extensions
Looking to provide a premium experience to your visitors? Responsive Lightbox and Gallery plugin offers plenty of premium extensions to provide you with even more flexibility and customization options.
Need more reasons? Check them out here!
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Who is Responsive Lightbox & Gallery for?
Responsive Lightbox and Gallery is the perfect solution for anyone who wants to create incredibly beautiful responsive galleries with images and/or videos with lightbox effect. This means bloggers, photographers, designers can choose from one of the many layouts available and publish their gallery in minutes.
Do I need coding skills to use this plugin?
Thanks to the built-in gallery builder, anyone can create a professional responsive gallery and take advantage of the many layouts and styles. Know how to code? You can adjust the plugin to meet your requirements.
What’s the Photo & Art Bundle?
Many users love to have different ways to customize their galleries. This bundle gives you access to all our premium extensions, 1-year direct support and all updates, at a hugely discounted price (70% off). Learn more here.
Will this plugin slow down my site?
Responsive Lightbox and Gallery plugin is a lightweight WordPress gallery plugin built with performance and speed in mind. This means your page load time won’t be affected.
How can I get the most of this plugin?
Responsive Lightbox and Gallery plugin comes with plenty of documentation to guide you while creating and customizing your galleries. On top of that, you’ll find plenty of articles on how to add the lightbox effect, how to use the gallery builder, and much more! Need to fix a specific issue? Share it on our forum and get the answer you need!
I need a specific style, layout or effect for my galleries. What should I do?
Responsive Lightbox and Gallery plugin comes with many styles and effects already in it’s free version and can be enhanced with 10+ premium extensions like Masonry Gallery Pro, Hidden Gallery, Slider Gallery, and many more. Check them all out here and pick your preferred one!
Latest changelog entry
- Fix: Add missing js/splidejs file
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin. The author takes donations at their donate page.