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LightPress Lightbox

Simple, lightweight lightbox plugin for WordPress. Formerly the WP JQuery Lightbox.

★★★★★4.6 (72) · 40k+ active installs
Free
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what mrrlens sees
MRR · Freemium · upsell unknownPrice not published
Opportunity—
Buyer threads · 30 d0
“No worky with 4.2”
#1 complaint · Bugs/Reliability · 1 of 3 complaints read · analysed Oct 29, 2026 · source

01Revenue

Price not publishedFreemium · upsell unknown
Why there is no estimate

LightPress Lightbox has a paid tier, but the listing publishes no price. Without one, any revenue figure would rest on a guessed price, so MRRLens shows none and leaves revenue out of its opportunity score.

Exploratory math, not an estimate: if it charged a typical price for its marketplace, active users × paid conversion × monthly price would give $2k–8k a month. Assumptions: active users: 40k; 0.5%–2.5% of active users pay; no public price: assumed $8.00/month, typical for this marketplace. Methodology.

3 daily snapshots · growth 30 d: —

Store data from the WordPress.org listing, refreshed daily. Updated 5 h ago. Listed since 2010.

02Why users leave LightPress Lightbox

5★81%
4★10%
3★4%
2★1%
1★4%
Bugs/Reliability1 review · 1 of 3

Plugin fails to work with WordPress 4.2, indicating a compatibility or reliability bug.

“No worky with 4.2” source ↗
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Sample: 3 recent complaints (1–3★ reviews) · clustered Oct 29, 2026 · complaints from Feb 2013–Aug 2015, none in the last 24 months — history, not today · each review labelled by a model, quotes verbatim

03How to build a better LightPress Lightbox

Build difficultyLowWordPress version compatibility and lightbox JS/CSS; no payments, regulation, hardware, or network effects.
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04Who wants a better LightPress Lightbox

0 buyer threads in the last 30 days name LightPress Lightbox.

05Questions about LightPress Lightbox

How much revenue does LightPress Lightbox make?

MRRLens shows no revenue figure for LightPress Lightbox. It sells a paid tier but does not publish the price, and an estimate built on an assumed price would be a guess. The exploratory math is on the page, labelled as such.

What do users complain about most in LightPress Lightbox?

Across 3 recent complaints, the most common is bugs/reliability (1 of 3). Plugin fails to work with WordPress 4.2, indicating a compatibility or reliability bug.

What are the best LightPress Lightbox alternatives?

The closest alternatives MRRLens found are Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block, Firelight Lightbox and Responsive Lightbox & Gallery. The full list, with why users leave, is on the LightPress Lightbox alternatives page.

How many people use LightPress Lightbox?

LightPress Lightbox lists 40k+ active installs on WordPress.org, rated 4.6 (72).

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