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15 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.

15 of 15 releases scanned clean
v5.6.5Latest
October 29, 2026868.1 KBScanned
Fixed
  • Security: Escape attribute values when the HTML parser rewrites a tag that has a duplicated attribute.
v5.6.4
October 26, 2026852.6 KBScanned
Added
  • Location metadata, showing the place of the photo in the lightbox, with a toggle in the Metadata settings.
  • New Meow Apps dashboard with Health, Errors and About tabs, and a header row with the version in the settings.
Improved
  • Image blocks are now part of the default selectors.
  • New installs now default to OpenStreetMap for the location map, labelled as suited for light traffic. Existing map settings are kept.
Fixed
  • Private and draft images are no longer returned by the lightbox data endpoint.
  • Broken links in the Go Pro sentence.
v5.6.3
October 9, 2026872.1 KBScanned
Fixed
  • Security: Crafted comment text could inject script through the page parser.
  • Lightbox now loads its own styles when another plugin or theme ships a PhotoSwipe stylesheet that does not cover it, such as Bricks.
Improved
  • Lightbox labels are now translated in PHP, so they can be translated on translate.wordpress.org and with Loco.
v5.6.2Unavailable
October 2, 2026878.0 KBScanned
Improved
  • The PhotoSwipe buttons, the sharing close button and the image error message can now be translated.
v5.6.1Unavailable
September 3, 2026875.3 KBScanned
Fixed
  • Resolved a conflict with other plugins setting window.pswp that broke lightbox clicks.
  • Declared imageSize and disableCache before the REST early return.
Improved
  • The License Issue badge now shows the actual reason instead of a generic label.
  • Cached image URLs are cleared automatically when Perfect Images changes its CDN settings.
  • Cleaned up unused imports, variables and indentation in the Meow Apps dashboard.
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!
v5.6.0Unavailable
August 19, 2026874.2 KBScanned
Added
  • Diagnostics tab that automatically detects REST API issues.
Improved
  • Reworked the Meow Apps dashboard with a plugin board, AI site analysis and a bounded speed test.
  • Minimum PHP requirement is now 8.1.
  • Images added after page load are now detected with a mutation observer instead of timed re-rendering.
  • PhotoSwipe is now vendored in the plugin instead of pulled from npm, making it easier to debug and patch.
Fixed
  • GPS coordinates and lens data are cached in post meta so third-party plugins no longer overwrite captions and descriptions.
  • 1px line appearing under the image in the lightbox.
v5.5.9Unavailable
July 29, 2026810.2 KBScanned
Fixed
  • EXIF filters now run on cached page data.
  • Download button only appears when a download link exists.
  • Added credentials and nonce to the regenerate image data request.
v5.5.8Unavailable
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!
v5.5.7Unavailable
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.
v5.5.6Unavailable
May 6, 2026786.3 KBScanned
Added
  • Dynamic aria-label updates for lightboxified images.
  • Internationalization support in lightbox components.
Improved
  • Removed default titles from next and previous buttons.
Fixed
  • Sub-pixel flickers in the lightbox display.

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.