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ARI Fancy Lightbox

ARI Fancy Lightbox - Popup for WordPress
by arisoft · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

70/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for ARI Fancy Lightbox
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is ARI Fancy Lightbox still maintained?
No. Last release 24 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 24 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns ARI Fancy Lightbox, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer arisoft since Jan 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was ARI Fancy Lightbox removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is ARI Fancy Lightbox safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.1). Not on the exploited list. 5 Sep 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest ARI Fancy Lightbox update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it. 24 Sep 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 13 months (last release 24 Sep 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.24 Sep 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
arisoft24 Jan 2017 to 24 Sep 2025, 125 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
14 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for ARI Fancy Lightbox
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20244
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 24 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Average rating per quarter for ARI Fancy Lightbox
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2024.

Rating distribution
5 star64
4 star1
3 star2
2 star0
1 star4
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (4 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.4.1).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Sep 2025ARI Fancy Lightbox <= 1.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.4.01.4.120
25 Sep 2024ARI Fancy Lightbox <= 1.3.17 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.171.3.18Patched before disclosure
20 May 2024PDF.js < 4.2.67 - Arbitrary JavaScript Execution6.4<= 1.3.141.3.1546
17 Feb 2022ARI Fancy Lightbox <= 1.3.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 1.3.91.3.91

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for ARI Fancy Lightbox
4 May 202693
11 May 2026199
18 May 2026173
25 May 2026168
1 Jun 2026169
8 Jun 2026161
15 Jun 2026185
22 Jun 2026130
29 Jun 2026146
6 Jul 2026158
13 Jul 2026142
20 Jul 2026190
27 Jul 2026183
3 Aug 2026209
10 Aug 2026207
17 Aug 2026182
24 Aug 2026180
31 Aug 2026179
7 Sep 2026191
14 Sep 2026258
21 Sep 2026230
28 Sep 2026280
5 Oct 2026262
12 Oct 2026194
19 Oct 2026374
26 Oct 2026350
2 Nov 202657

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 25% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.4.1
Authorarisoft
Added22 Jan 2017
Last updated24 Sep 2025
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress3.4
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes
Tagspopup, fancybox, lightbox, fancybox3, video lightbox

Other plugins by this author: Contact Form 7 Connector, ARI Stream Quiz - WordPress Quizzes Builder, Contact Form 7 Editor Button

Questions

Is ARI Fancy Lightbox still maintained?

No. Last release 24 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns ARI Fancy Lightbox, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer arisoft since Jan 2017.

Was ARI Fancy Lightbox removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is ARI Fancy Lightbox safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest ARI Fancy Lightbox update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it.

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