Title: Responsive Lightbox Author: subhansanjaya Published: July 15, 2014 Last modified: August 8, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/responsive-lightbox-lite/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=948858) ![](https://ps.w.org/responsive-lightbox-lite/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=983411) # Responsive Lightbox By [subhansanjaya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/subhansanjaya/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite.1.3.5.zip) * [Details](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/#description) * [Reviews](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/#installation) * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/) ## Description Responsive Lightbox WordPress plugin adds Lightbox functionality for images, html content and media on your webpages. [Live demo](http://weaveapps.com/shop/wordpress-plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/). #### Features of this plugin * Responsive. * Light weight. * Option to set automatically add Lightbox to your images, gallery, videos etc. * Customisable through settings and CSS. The [Responsive Lightbox Pro](http://weaveapps.com/shop/wordpress-plugins/responsive-lightbox-wordpress-plugin/) includes added support for: * Responsive and HiDPI compatible. * Designed to work with the both classic and gutenberg editors * Touch enabled and mobile friendly. * Option to add LightBox functionality automatically to your images, gallery, videos etc. * 7 built in CSS powered effects (Fade, Slide, Fall etc.). * Show image captions automatically. * Add LightBox functionality for any type of content such as images, image galleries, AJAX, iFrame, Flash, Youtube or Vimeo videos, another website, inline content, HTML etc. * Easy to use standard admin interface with more than 15 options. * 2 built in themes and simple templating system add your own theme easily. * Translation ready. * Multisite support. * Search engine optimised. * Light weight. (Smaller file size which load faster.). * Support all browsers: Firefox, Chrome, IE, Safari etc. * Compatible with any theme. * Developed in best practices of CSS3 and HTML5. * Easy to customise through settings and custom option to override styles, if necessary without editing the css files. * Change default colors with color pickers. * Integrated with automatic updates. ## Screenshots * [[ * http://www.backraw.com/plugins/rll/images/screenshot-1.jpg ## Installation **Installation Instruction & Configuration** 1.You can use the built-in installer. OR Download the zip file and extract the contents. Upload the ‘responsive-lightbox-lite’ folder to your plugins directory( wp-content/plugins/). 2.Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3.Log into Admin panel and go to Settings > responsive lightbox lite to change values. Adding images to a post and linking them to media files 1. Open the page or post editor 2. Click the plus button to add a new block 3. Click the Image block 4. The image block will be added to the page. Click either the Upload or Media Library button 5. Choose an image to add and link it to media file by clicking on the anchor icon on the top of the block settings. So it can open in the LightBox How to add Lightbox functionality manually? If you would prefer to add Lightbox manually, first you need to disable automatically add option from the backend (Settings > Responsive Lightbox) and add rel and data- type attributes to your links accordingly. 1. **Single Images** rel=”lightbox” 2. **Images Gallery** rel=”lightbox[gallery-0]” 3. **iFrame/ external links** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”iframe” 4. **Gmap** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”iframe” 5. **Vimeo** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”iframe” 6. **Youtube** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”iframe” 7. **Ajax** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”ajax” 8. **Inline** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”inline” ## FAQ ### How to add Lightbox functionality manually? If you would prefer to add Lightbox manually, first you need to disable automatically add option from the backend (Settings > Responsive Lightbox) and add rel and data- type attributes to your links accordingly. 1. **Single Images** rel=”lightbox” 2. **Images Gallery** rel=”lightbox[gallery-0]” 3. **iFrame/ external links** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”iframe” 4. **Gmap** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”iframe” 5. **Vimeo** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”iframe” 6. **Youtube** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”iframe” 7. **Ajax** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”ajax” 8. **Inline** rel=”lightbox” data-lightbox-type=”inline” ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/13b6be1925356a12b692eea98875da097f8b958b2c8cd47e6a7a27fd91d2daa5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[The best lightbox on the market!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-best-lightbox-on-the-market/)󠁿 [Bojan Denić](https://profiles.wordpress.org/evilmc/) February 29, 2024 Thanks for the best lightbox-free plugin on the market for WordPress! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d6cecfc7ba6de463926d47f2e263534b9cc1ee18492b7a7073e851c576daa48c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple, works straight away and responsive](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-works-straight-away-and-responsive/)󠁿 [devgirl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/elfynity5/) May 10, 2023 I am very impressed with this plugin, it worked right out the box and looks great and works on mobile too. I liked that it doesn’t have a ton of extras that slow down the process and my website, I just wanted a good lightbox that worked easily! Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81ee2e089913fe15162af476d78a9c203e7e75179959f172b6816a0e51024eb3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Yup, it works! Right out of the box.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/yup-it-works-right-out-of-the-box/)󠁿 [cloudybright](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cloudybright/) February 25, 2023 It’s enabled by default and flat out works. Images now open is a small popup window and disappear with one click. Easy. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fe59c3405dbcf46f578dfc177c2af4ae03dde605bb672531c09640164deb2f7d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very nice plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-nice-plugin-971/)󠁿 [mertoncel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mertoncel/) August 21, 2022 Works very well! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/72c3dc1375c9e4b2c549caa293e6a7944f288e28683fe1529d584b60de0bc66d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Doesn’t support attachment links](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-support-attachment-links/)󠁿 [jenwebb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jenwebb/) March 25, 2022 This plugin works for just displaying the image in a lightbox, but I’m looking for something that displays the attachment as a modal with title description etc ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fa6c6a174847b5ec54241d2e04c55ba1ca8124140efd57a92abc868fff26973c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Did exactly what I needed – lightbox from text link](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/did-exactly-what-i-needed-lightbox-from-text-link/)󠁿 [phirefly](https://profiles.wordpress.org/phirefly/) October 1, 2020 Most other plugins require you to use a shortcode. This one allows you to use normal HTML which is what I wanted 🙂 [ Read all 41 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Responsive Lightbox” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ subhansanjaya ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/subhansanjaya/) “Responsive Lightbox” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Responsive Lightbox” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/responsive-lightbox-lite/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/responsive-lightbox-lite/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/responsive-lightbox-lite/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/responsive-lightbox-lite/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog **Version 1.3.5** Tested with latest version of WordPress **Version 1.3.2** Added missing script file. **Version 1.2** Bug fixes for improved quality and performance. ## Meta * Version **1.3.5** * Last updated **8 months ago** * Active installations **10,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/), and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite) * Tags * [lightbox](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lightbox/)[modal dialog](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/modal-dialog/) [pop up](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pop-up/)[responsive lightbox](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/responsive-lightbox/) * [Advanced View](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox-lite/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.6 out of 5 stars. * [ 36 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 2 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/responsive-lightbox-lite/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ subhansanjaya ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/subhansanjaya/) ## Support Got something to say? 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