Gallery Lightbox
Healthy: Gallery Lightbox is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 85 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| GhozyLab | 19 Aug 2015 to 2 Sep 2026, 141 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 2 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2025 | Gallery Lightbox <= 1.0.0.41 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 6.4 | <= 1.0.0.41 | 1.0.0.43 | 345 |
| 30 Sep 2024 | Gallery Lightbox <= 1.0.0.39 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 6.4 | <= 1.0.0.39 | 1.0.0.41 | 189 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2024 | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 4.5 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.
| 5 star | 92 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 8 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 4 |
- Doesn’t work with WP tiled galleries · 1 star · 4 May 2024
- Bloated, ugly and only kinda working. · 1 star · 28 Oct 2021
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 124 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 272 |
| 18 May 2026 | 254 |
| 25 May 2026 | 277 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 214 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 242 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 217 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 173 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 156 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 204 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 169 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 226 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 224 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 219 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 215 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 256 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 219 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,096 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 837 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 804 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 655 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 475 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 457 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 374 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 599 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 456 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 71 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.0.45 |
|---|---|
| Author | GhozyLab |
| Added | 19 Aug 2015 |
| Last updated | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | slider, gallery, image slider, image lightbox, gallery lightbox |
Other plugins by this author: Image Slider, Gallery - Photo Albums Plugin, Contact Form Plugin, Web Icons, Image Carousel, Easy Notify Lite, Gallery for Social Photo, WP Composer - The Easiest Page Builder, Luvre - WordPress Media Library Folders
Questions
Is Gallery Lightbox still maintained?
Gallery Lightbox was last updated on 2 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Gallery Lightbox safe?
Gallery Lightbox has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Gallery Lightbox?
The wordpress.org author is GhozyLab. Recent committers: GhozyLab, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Gallery Lightbox?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MetaSlider Gallery - Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries, Gallery Custom Links, Catch Gallery, Photoswipe Masonry, iPanorama 360 - Advanced Virtual Tour Builder.