LightPress Lightbox is a WordPress app, with a 4.6 average rating from 70 reviews, as of Jul 15, 2026.
LightPress Lightbox is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Firelight. With a rating of 4.6★ from 70 reviews.
AppRanks data: LightPress Lightbox ranks #0 in Image on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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LightPress Lightbox is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Image category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 70 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. 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
- +High average rating (4.6★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Firelight — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (70) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How LightPress Lightbox works
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LightPress Lightbox is a popular, very lightweight lightbox plugin for WordPress. It is active 40,000 websites. After activation, settings will appear under ‘Lightbox’ on your website’s main admin menu, and images and galleries will open in a nice lightbox.
To make images open in the lightbox, you need to set images to “Link To:” media file. For image blocks, this setting is on the toolbar at the top of the block. For galleries, this setting is on the sidebar by other block options.
LIGHTBOX DEMOS
Free Lightbox Demo
Pro Lightbox Demo – Light Theme
Pro Lightbox Demo – Dark Theme
FREE LIGHTBOX FEATURES
– Automatic detection of images and galleries
– Customize colors of lightbox and navigation
– Classic and modern navigation styles
– Option to show info bar
– Option to show title or alt text
– Option to show download button
– Slideshow options
– Keyboard navigation
– And more!
Links:
-> Demos
-> Docs
-> Free Support
PRO LIGHTBOX FEATURES
LightPress Pro is a premium extension for this lightbox plugin that offers:
– Priority support via email directly from devs
– Powerful, Modern Pro Lighbox
– Beautiful, modern full-browser and full-screen ligthbox
– Dozens of customizations options
– Thumbnails within the lightbox
– Toolbar with controls for thumbnails, zoom, slideshow, and more
– Open videos (Youtube, Vimeo, self-hosted)
– Opens PDF files
– Opens content from external web pages
– Create easy modals and popup boxes
– Open image maps
– Flawless on mobile devices
– Hyper fast performance
-> VIEW PRO LIGHTBOX DEMOS
-> GET PRO SUPPORT
Background and Thanks
Special thanks to Ulf Benjaminsson, who created the original WP JQuery Lightbox plugin and maintained it for many years.
Additional Info Copyright (C) 2010-2023 Ulf Benjaminsson.
Copyright (C) 2023-Present LightPress LLC.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
Category rankings
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Competitors & alternatives
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LightPress Lightbox ranks #0 of 253 apps in the Image category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is LightPress Lightbox?
LightPress Lightbox is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.6-star rating from 70 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Image 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 Firelight.
Who uses LightPress Lightbox?
Currently around 40,000 active stores have installed LightPress 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 Image category on WordPress.