Basic Protected Lightbox for WordPress Plugin Directory
Basic Protected Lightbox is the #479 ranked gallery app on WordPress, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Basic Protected Lightbox is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by justincardoza.
AppRanks data: Basic Protected Lightbox ranks #479 in Gallery on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 81% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Basic Protected Lightbox is a newly-listed WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Gallery category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by justincardoza — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How Basic Protected Lightbox works
This plugin provides a very lightweight, minimalist, jQuery-based lightbox for displaying full-screen versions of the images from WordPress galleries. It also gives some basic copy protection that should foil relatively unmotivated image thieves by inserting a transparent overlay over the lightbox and all gallery thumbnails. This will prevent people from copying images in your galleries via right-click or drag-and-drop. It’s not a true preventative measure, in that someone who really wants to download copies of your images will most likely find a different way, but it is a little more secure than linking directly to the full resolution versions. Image copying is pretty much impossible to fully prevent aside from just not publishing your work in the first place; my goal with this plugin is to find a good middle ground.
Want to see it in action? Check out the photos page on my personal website for a live demo.
Features
Minimalist and lightweight: the 3 public-facing files are only about 8KB total
Mobile-friendly with swipe gesture support
Prevents some common image download methods with a transparent overlay
Works immediately and seamlessly with the WordPress default gallery block
Category rankings
As of Sep 3, 2026- Gallery#479of 595Top 81%
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Where Basic Protected Lightbox stands in the Gallery category
Basic Protected Lightbox ranks #479 of 595 apps in the Gallery category, placing it in the top 81% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Basic Protected Lightbox?
Basic Protected Lightbox is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Gallery category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by justincardoza.
Who uses Basic Protected Lightbox?
Currently around 10 active stores have installed Basic Protected Lightbox. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Gallery category on WordPress.
Where does Basic Protected Lightbox rank on WordPress?
Basic Protected Lightbox currently sits at position #479 in the Gallery category on WordPress. That places it in the top 81% of 595 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.