Tons of ipv6 'GET' to layout.html

[PandaJim]

Don't know why, but with simple-lightbox plugin enabled, I got tons of access from local ipv6 address:

xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:14 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:23 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:24 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:24 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:26 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:31 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:39 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:41 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:47 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:48 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:49 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:58 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"
xxxx:xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx - - [29/Jan/2025:17:40:59 +0000] "GET /wp-content/plugins/simple-lightbox/themes/baseline/layout.html HTTP/1.1" 200 289 "-" "WordPress/6.4.5; https://mywebsite.com"

Was thinking my server was under attack, until I see that it's the server local IPV6 ip address.

Server: Ubuntu 22.04.5, Nginx, Wordpress, Mysql, PHP8.4

[archetyped]

The lightbox's layout must be loaded once per page request/visit, just like any other asset (image, etc.) displayed on a page.

Are you seeing more requests than that? If so, please provide more details on the level of requests for the layout file vs visits.

Thanks.

[PandaJim]

Got it! Thanks for the explanation.