Responsive Lightbox
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Responsive Lightbox still maintained?
- No. Last release 8 Aug 2025, over 1 year ago. 8 Aug 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Responsive Lightbox, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer subhansanjaya since Jul 2014. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Responsive Lightbox removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Responsive Lightbox safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Responsive Lightbox update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.5. No one-star spike after it. 8 Aug 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| subhansanjaya | 15 Jul 2014 to 8 Aug 2025, 57 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 15 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 8 Aug 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.
| 5 star | 37 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 2 |
- Doesn’t support attachment links · 2 stars · 25 Mar 2022
- Getting anonymous site data · 1 star · 6 Oct 2018
- NOT responsive for external link/iframe · 2 stars · 18 Jun 2015
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
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.
| 4 May 2026 | 52 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 129 |
| 18 May 2026 | 121 |
| 25 May 2026 | 173 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 136 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 138 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 134 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 107 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 107 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 141 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 128 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 183 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 179 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 169 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 160 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 158 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 154 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 162 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 155 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 173 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 182 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 184 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 181 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 174 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 364 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 303 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 46 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 39% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.3.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | subhansanjaya |
| Added | 15 Jul 2014 |
| Last updated | 8 Aug 2025 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | pop up, lightbox, modal dialog, Nivo Lightbox, responsive lightbox |
Other plugins by this author: Carousel Horizontal Posts Content Slider, Responsive slider / slideshow
Questions
Is Responsive Lightbox still maintained?
No. Last release 8 Aug 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Responsive Lightbox, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer subhansanjaya since Jul 2014.
Was Responsive Lightbox removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Responsive Lightbox safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Responsive Lightbox update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.5. No one-star spike after it.