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Firelight Lightbox

by Firelight · 200,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 5 Oct 2026, 20 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Firelight Lightbox
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security65
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Firelight Lightbox still maintained?
Yes. Last release 5 Oct 2026, 20 releases in the last 24 months. 5 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Firelight Lightbox, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer firelightwp since Jan 2024. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Firelight Lightbox removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Firelight Lightbox safe?
9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.24). Not on the exploited list. 29 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Firelight Lightbox update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.25. No one-star spike after it. 5 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
RavanH6 Aug 2010 to 6 Jan 2024, 465 commits
deployer20 Apr 2016 to 21 Jan 2020, 54 commits
firelightwp29 Jan 2024 to 5 Oct 2026, 58 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
30 days ago
Releases, 24 months
20
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Firelight Lightbox
Q1 202410
Q2 202415
Q3 20248
Q4 20248
Q1 20250
Q2 20256
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20261
Q3 20263
Q4 20262

Last release 5 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (8 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Firelight Lightbox
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star328
4 star15
3 star7
2 star1
1 star10

Security record

7 vulnerabilities in 24 months (9 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.3.24).

Show 9 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Oct 2026Firelight Lightbox <= 2.3.23 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.3.232.3.24Patched before disclosure
28 Oct 2026Firelight Lightbox <= 2.3.22 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.3.222.3.23Patched before disclosure
23 Jul 2026Firelight Lightbox <= 2.3.20 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM Cross-Site Scripting via PDF beforeLoad 'href' Attribute6.4<= 2.3.202.3.21Patched before disclosure
19 Jun 2025Firelight Lightbox <= 2.3.16 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.3.162.3.17Patched before disclosure
6 Jun 2025Firelight Lightbox <= 2.3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.3.152.3.16Patched before disclosure
21 Apr 2025Firelight Lightbox <= 2.3.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.3.142.3.15Patched before disclosure
3 Dec 2024Multiple Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via FancyBox JavaScript Library6.4<= 2.3.32.3.4Patched before disclosure
24 Oct 2024Firelight Lightbox <= 2.3.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.3.32.3.4Patched before disclosure
25 Sep 2019Easy Fancybox <= 1.8.17 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 1.8.171.8.18Patched before disclosure

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

Support

67% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Firelight Lightbox
4 May 202651,980
11 May 202614,798
18 May 202611,016
25 May 20266,968
1 Jun 20265,497
8 Jun 20264,340
15 Jun 20263,808
22 Jun 20263,385
29 Jun 20263,694
6 Jul 20263,053
13 Jul 202660,209
20 Jul 202616,010
27 Jul 20269,828
3 Aug 20267,188
10 Aug 20264,333
17 Aug 20264,408
24 Aug 20264,581
31 Aug 20263,739
7 Sep 202659,686
14 Sep 202614,729
21 Sep 20269,073
28 Sep 20267,250
5 Oct 202668,324
12 Oct 20269,404
19 Oct 202615,237
26 Oct 20269,734
2 Nov 20261,470

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 42% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.3.25
AuthorFirelight
Added6 Aug 2010
Last updated5 Oct 2026
Active installs200,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsimage, modal, photo, gallery, lightbox

Other plugins by this author: LightPress Lightbox

Questions

Is Firelight Lightbox still maintained?

Yes. Last release 5 Oct 2026, 20 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Firelight Lightbox, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer firelightwp since Jan 2024.

Was Firelight Lightbox removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Firelight Lightbox safe?

9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.24). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Firelight Lightbox update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.3.25. No one-star spike after it.

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