10 versions
Meow Lightbox Pro history.
Every release of Meow Lightbox Pro is archived here with its changelog, file size, and security scan result. Use the archive to roll back to a stable release or audit what changed between updates.
8 of 10 releases scanned clean
v5.5.8Latest
June 27, 2026808.0 KBScanned
Fixed
- Resolved an issue where gallery infinite scroll could get stuck in a load more loop.
Improved
- Removed placeholder image handling in the lightbox.
Added
- Translations support for the lightbox interface with additional language coverage.
Other
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Lightbox on [the Discord](https://discord.gg/bHDGh38).
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with [a little review here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/meow-lightbox/reviews/). Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/meowapps). Thank you!
May 30, 2026788.9 KBScanned
Improved
- Fullscreen is now a toolbar action, with "Start Fullscreen" available as a secondary option for mobile and desktop.
- Date and Time are now separate settings in EXIF metadata display.
- Simplified and refactored EXIF display functions.
Fixed
- Images without a lightbox ID but with a known cached URL now correctly load their metadata.
v5.5.5Unavailable
April 26, 2026784.7 KBScanned
Improved
- Refreshed the welcome message screen with a new layout.
- Better UI/UX.
v5.5.3Unavailable
April 18, 2026777.0 KBScanned
Fixed
- Resolved an issue where dynamic cache keys could exceed the WordPress transient name limit by using MD5 hashing.
- Resolved an issue where scrolling with the mouse wheel on the Description field was not working correctly.
Added
- Support for displaying EXIF data on Meow Gallery images without requiring REST calls, using a new dynamic fetch approach.
- A "Reset GPS" button in the Meow GPS widget, positioned below the coordinates for easy access.
Improved
- Improved support for float-format and inverse time offset GPS EXIF data.
Other
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Lightbox on [the Discord](https://discord.gg/bHDGh38).
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with [a little review here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/meow-lightbox/reviews/). Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/meowapps). Thank you!
v5.5.2Unavailable
April 15, 2026774.2 KBScanned
Fixed
- Resolved an issue where dynamic cache keys could exceed the WordPress transient name limit by using MD5 hashing.
- Resolved an issue where scrolling with the mouse wheel on the Description field was not working correctly.
Added
- Support for displaying EXIF data on Meow Gallery images without requiring REST calls, using a new dynamic fetch approach.
- A "Reset GPS" button in the Meow GPS widget, positioned below the coordinates for easy access.
Improved
- Improved support for float-format and inverse time offset GPS EXIF data.
Other
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Lightbox on [the Discord](https://discord.gg/bHDGh38).
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with [a little review here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/meow-lightbox/reviews/). Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/meowapps). Thank you!
v5.5.1Unavailable
March 10, 2026773.3 KBScanned
Improved
- Improved image performance by using hardware-accelerated CSS on image elements.
- Reorganized the "Features" options for a clearer layout.
Added
- Added aria-label attributes to UI elements (accessibility for screen readers).
- Added support for fullscreen mode to provide an immersive viewing experience.
Fixed
- Corrected a configuration check in the bundled HTML parser library.
v5.5.0Unavailable
February 26, 2026772.4 KBScanned
Added
- New autoplay option for slideshows so galleries can play automatically.
- Support for rendering the lightbox inside a parent element.
Improved
- Orphaned media now reuses existing IDs for the same URL to avoid duplicate entries.
- Upgraded the DiDom library to v2 to resolve double-encoding issues.
Fixed
- Hotfix to prevent server errors (500) when EXIF GPS data is not formatted as an array.
v5.4.9Unavailable
January 27, 2026768.3 KBUnknown
Fixed
- Improve shutter speed handling by converting string values to floats.
- Speed up thumbnail loading by cleaning URLs before checking for related media attachments.
- Ensure deep linking only opens after the page has fully rendered to prevent broken or partial views.
Improved
- Improve mobile and tablet detection by using the browser’s user agent.
- Allow Orphans to support custom width and height attributes.
Other
- 🎵 Discuss with others about Meow Lightbox on [the Discord](https://discord.gg/bHDGh38).
- 🌴 Keep us motivated with [a little review here](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/meow-lightbox/reviews/). Thank you!
- 🥰 If you want to help us, check our [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/meowapps). Thank you!
v5.4.8Unavailable
January 7, 2026767.6 KBUnknown
Improved
- Improve image matching and lazy loading by using data-src instead of src when available.
Fixed
- Improve display and interaction on small screens, including forcing arrow visibility on mobile devices.
- Improve lightbox behavior to properly handle rerendering while it remains open.
Added
- Support responsive images by handling srcset data for better image quality and performance.
- Introduce a "Skip dynamic" option to fetch images as orphans for setups not using wp-json.
- Enable the Metadata Toggle feature across all themes.
- Support infinite loading with Meow Gallery.
- Introduce a new "Flat Light" visual theme for the lightbox.
Why archive
Sometimes the latest release isn't the one you need. The archive lets you pin Meow Lightbox Pro to a known-good version, or roll back while a bug is investigated. Every release stays scanned and reachable.