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Firelight Lightbox 2.3.23 – WordPress Plugin

Firelight Lightbox

v2.3.23 ★★★★★4.8/5 (360) Updated 3 days ago Live Demo ↗
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Description

At a glance

Firelight Lightbox v2.3.23 is a free WordPress plugin with 200K+ active installs, 4.8/5 rating from 360 reviews, updated September 10, 2026, requires WordPress 5.0+ & PHP 7.0+. Download the latest GPL version below — free, with live demo included.

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Firelight Lightbox is the most popular lighbox plugin for WordPress, active on over 200,000 WordPress installations. It adds a lightweight and flexible lightbox for viewing images, video, and other media on your website.

After activation, links to images, galleries, videos, pdfs, maps, modals, etc, will open in a lightbox. Settings will be under ‘Lightbox’ on your main admin menu.

QUICK LIGHTBOX DEMOS

Demos for images, videos, PDFs, maps, and modals/popups:

Free Lightbox Demo
Pro Lightbox Demo – Light Theme
Pro Lightbox Demo – Dark Theme

FREE LIGHTBOX FEATURES
– Automatic detection of images
– Automatic detection of galleries
– Customize options for Lightbox appearance, style, and behavior
– Opens all common image formats including webp and svg
– Opens WordPress core galleries
– Opens videos from Youtube, Vimeo, and Dailmotion
– Opens PDF files (embed with object tag, iframe, external Google Docs Viewer)
– Opens NextGEN galleries (instructions)
– Opens content from external web pages (instructions)
– Create easy modals and popup boxes (instructions)
– Open image maps (instructions)
– Open lightbox from WordPress menu items (instructions)
– Support for Jetpack Infinite Scroll
– Support for WordPress Multsite (see Installation instructions)

Links:
-> Demos
-> Docs
-> Free Support

PRO LIGHTBOX FEATURES

Firelight Lightbox Pro is an extension for this lightbox plugin that offers:
– Dozens of Pro features for free lightboxes (Fancybox Legacy, Classic, V2)
– Priority support direct from developers
– New and Powerful Pro Lighbox based on Fancybox 5, including:
– Beautiful, modern full-browser and full-screen ligthbox
– 100+ customizations options
– Thumbnails within the lightbox
– Social sharing for images
– Link direct to images in the lightbox
– “Download image” button
– Toolbar with controls for thumbnails, social sharing, zoom, slideshow, etc
– Open videos
– Open PDFs
– Open popups
– Open inline content and iframes
– Open Google maps
– NextGEN Gallery integration
– Elementor integration
– Perfect on mobile devices
– Optimized lightbox speed

-> VIEW PRO LIGHTBOX DEMOS
-> GET PRO SUPPORT

GDPR / EU Privacy

This plugin does not collect any data or set any browser cookies. The PRO version offers an option to disable the automatic popup after the first visit, which needs a browser cookie. This cookie stores the visitors first website visit timestamp and path on the client side. It is not shared nor is any data stored server side or elsewhere.

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Known conflicts & issues

See Firelight Lightbox Troubleshooting.

Frequently asked questions

What is Firelight Lightbox?

Firelight Lightbox is a free WordPress plugin available under the GPL license. The current version is 2.3.23. It is active on over 200K websites.

Is Firelight Lightbox free to download?

Yes — Firelight Lightbox 2.3.23 is a free GPL download with no hidden fees, no account needed, and no feature locked behind a paywall in this package. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 based on 360 reviews.

How do I install Firelight Lightbox 2.3.23?

Download the ZIP file from this page, then in your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file, click Install Now, then Activate. The plugin works immediately after activation — no license key or extra setup is required for the core features.

What are the requirements for Firelight Lightbox?

Firelight Lightbox 2.3.23 requires WordPress 5.0 or higher and PHP 7.0 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts already meet these versions. Running older versions may cause features to break, so update WordPress and PHP first if your site is behind.

When was Firelight Lightbox last updated?

Version 2.3.23 was last updated on September 10, 2026. This page is refreshed automatically, so the download here always matches the newest version we have verified.

Is the Firelight Lightbox download safe?

The file is sourced directly from the official WordPress.org repository — the same file the developer published. It is served unmodified, so what you install here is byte-identical to the official release.

Version: 2.3.23
Updated: October 1, 2026

Technical details

Version2.3.23
Last updatedSeptember 10, 2026
Active installs200,000+
Rating★★★★★ 4.8/5 (360 reviews)
Requires WordPress5.0 or higher
Requires PHP7.0 or higher
AuthorFirelight
Tagsgallery, image, lightbox, modal, photo
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