daniloercoli

<p>EC Lightbox is a minimal WordPress plugin that adds a modern lightbox to galleries using <a href="https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox" rel="nofollow ugc">GLightbox</a>.</p>
<p>The plugin is opt-in by behavior: once activated, it only applies its lightbox functionality to blocks where you explicitly add a custom CSS class (for example, a Gallery block). Everywhere else, WordPress behaves normally.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Uses <a href="https://github.com/biati-digital/glightbox" rel="nofollow ugc">GLightbox</a> for a clean, responsive lightbox.</li>
<li>Works with WordPress core blocks (e.g. Gallery, Image).</li>
<li>Opt-in activation via a custom CSS class (<code>ec-lightbox</code>).</li>
<li>Groups images by gallery container (each block with <code>ec-lightbox</code> is its own gallery).</li>
<li>Includes a <strong>Settings page</strong> in WordPress Admin.</li>
<li>Configurable behavior: loop, touch navigation, zoom.</li>
<li>Local vendor assets by default (no hard dependency on external CDNs).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0+</li>
<li>PHP 7.0+</li>
<li>A block-based setup (Gutenberg) is recommended.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to enable EC Lightbox on a Gallery block</h3>
<ol>
<li>Insert a <strong>Gallery</strong> block.</li>
<li>Select the <strong>Gallery block itself</strong> (not a single image inside it).</li>
<li>In the block sidebar, configure:
<ul>
<li><strong>Link to</strong> <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <code>None</code></li>
<li>Disable <strong>“Open in lightbox” / “Enlarge on click”</strong> if present.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Open the <strong>Advanced</strong> panel.</li>
<li>
<p>Add the following class:<br />
ec-lightbox</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Update or publish the post.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>When users click an image inside that gallery, EC Lightbox will open and allow navigation through the gallery.</p>
<p>Note:<br />
Make sure individual images inside the gallery do <strong>not</strong> have click settings assigned.<br />
If these WP-native actions remain enabled, WordPress will attach its own click/lightbox behavior, overriding this plugin.</p>
<h3>⚙️ Settings Page (WordPress Admin)</h3>
<p>A configuration screen is available at:</p>
<p><strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> EC Lightbox</strong></p>
<p>Available options:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Loop images</strong>  </li>
<li><strong>Enable touch navigation</strong>  </li>
<li><strong>Enable zoom</strong>  </li>
<li><strong>Autoplay videos</strong> (for future video support)</li>
</ul>
<p>All settings are passed directly to the lightbox JavaScript on initialization.</p>
<h3>🧩 Filters & Developer API</h3>
<h3>1. Modify GLightbox options programmatically</h3>
<pre><code>`php
</code></pre>
<p>add_filter( ‘ec_lightbox_js_options’, function ( $options ) {<br />
    $options[‘loop’] = true;<br />
    $options[‘zoomable’] = false;<br />
    $options[‘openEffect’] = ‘zoom’;   // Any GLightbox option is accepted<br />
    return $options;<br />
});<br />
    `<br />
Options merged from:<br />
1. Plugin defaults<br />
2. Admin settings<br />
3. This filter (highest priority)</p>


EC Lightbox

EC Lightbox is a minimal WordPress plugin that adds a modern lightbox to galleries using GLightbox.

Dennis

<p>Gallery Manager is <em>the</em> most innovative state of the art <strong>WordPress Gallery Management tool</strong> which enables you to <strong>organize image galleries</strong> easily in your WordPress backend. Furthermore this gallery plugin adds a beautiful awesome <strong>javascript lightbox effect</strong> (touch-enabled, responsive, optimized for both, mobile and desktop, web browsers) to all links pointing to an image anywhere on your website. This includes images in your posts, galleries, pages, sidebar widgets and anywhere else on your website.</p>
<h4>Lightbox</h4>
<p>All links pointing to an image will automatically opened in a <strong>responsive lightbox</strong>. You do not need to care about any tag attributes or link classes, the plugins takes care about that for you. When using the default [gallery] shortcode the images will get a <strong>“previous”, “next” and a slideshow button</strong>. The gallery itself uses your themes gallery style and keeps your common identity untouched.</p>
<h4>Gallery management features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Organize image galleries separated from posts or pages</li>
<li><strong>Centralized gallery management</strong>. Enjoy a single location where you can see and manage all your galleries</li>
<li>Automatically generated <strong>index page with all galleries</strong></li>
<li>Every gallery has its own page with unique URL</li>
<li>Taxonomies to classify your galleries: <strong>Categories, Tags, Events, Places, Dates, Persons, Photographers</strong>.¹</li>
<li>Both, tags and categories, are disjunct from your post tags and post categories</li>
<li>Supports gallery <strong>comments</strong>²</li>
<li>Supports <strong>featured images</strong> as gallery thumbnails²</li>
<li>Supports <strong>excerpts</strong> for your uploaded galleries² (the same way you already know from regular posts)</li>
<li>Excerpts can contain a text description and a random set of preview images</li>
<li>Supports WordPress <strong>user permissions</strong> and capabilities¹</li>
<li>Supports the <strong>WordPress menu system</strong> and enables you to add all components of your galleries to any menu</li>
<li><strong>Import and export</strong> directly via the official “<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/" rel="ugc">WordPress Importer</a>” by Automattic Inc.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Lightbox features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Javascript lightbox support for <strong>all linked images</strong> on your website</li>
<li>Has “Previous” and “Next” buttons</li>
<li>Shows image title and description</li>
<li>Lightbox is <strong>touch-enabled, responsive and mobile-friendly</strong></li>
<li>Supports <strong>swipe function</strong> for touch screens – works with every smart phone and tablet</li>
<li>Awesome image <strong>slideshow</strong> function</li>
<li><strong>Indicator thumbnail images</strong> below the full size image</li>
<li>Uses the <strong>full screen</strong> size for presenting your image</li>
</ul>
<h4>General features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>SEO conform</strong> URL structure for all kind of pages</li>
<li>Supports <strong>WPML</strong> flawless</li>
<li>Supports the WordPress theme template hierarchy and the parent-child-theme paradigm</li>
<li>Supports <strong>user defined HTML templates</strong></li>
<li>Supports <strong>RSS feeds</strong> for the gallery index and for the comments of each gallery</li>
<li>Custom <strong>thumbnail sizes</strong>¹</li>
<li><strong>Fully compatible</strong> with all existing themes with archive template</li>
<li>WordPress filter to modify your galleries code and style</li>
<li>Widget to display random images from your galleries in the sidebar</li>
<li>Widget to display galleries as list in the sidebar</li>
<li>Widget to display the gallery taxonomies as list or cloud in the sidebar</li>
<li>Applies your themes gallery style</li>
<li><strong>Completely translatable</strong> – .pot file is included</li>
<li>Includes a <strong>bunch of filters</strong> to give you the control of the behavior of this piece of code</li>
<li><strong>Clean and intuitive</strong> user interface</li>
<li>Works great with <strong>WordPress Multisite</strong></li>
<li>Personal <strong>one-on-one real-time support</strong> by the developer¹</li>
<li>No ads or branding anywhere – perfect white label solution¹</li>
</ul>
<p>¹ Available in <a href="https://dennishoppe.de/en/wordpress-plugins/gallery-manager" rel="nofollow ugc">Gallery Manager Pro</a>.<br />
² Your theme needs to support this too.</p>
<h4>Gallery shortcode</h4>
<p>Of course you can use “exclude” and “include” parameters in your [gallery] shortcode like you already know from the traditional gallery shortcode. The Gallery Manager plugin does not touch the mechanic of the default [gallery] shortcode.</p>
<h4>Settings</h4>
<p>You can find the settings page in your Dashboard -> Settings -> Galleries.</p>
<h4>Template files</h4>
<p>All plugin outputs can be changed via user defined HTML templates. Just put the templates you want to overwrite inside your theme folder (no matter if parent theme or child theme). You can find the default templates in the plugin folder in “templates/”. You can find a list of the available template files in documentation of the pro version. <em>Please do not modify the original templates! You would lose all your modifications when updating the plugin!</em></p>
<h4>Questions and support requests</h4>
<p>Please use the support forum on WordPress.org only for this free lite version of the plugin. For the pro version there is a separate support package available. <em>Please do not use the WordPress.org support forum for questions about the pro version</em> or questions about my services! Of course you can hire me for consulting, support, programming and customizations at any time.</p>
<h4>Pro Version</h4>
<p>Gallery Manager is available as <a href="https://dennishoppe.de/en/wordpress-plugins/gallery-manager" rel="nofollow ugc">premium version</a> too. In the premium version you can use all options and features which are restricted in the lite version.</p>
<p>Possibly even more important, buying the premium edition gives you access to me and my support team. You can email us your questions about usage of the plugin or your problems in setting it up and we will assist you in no time!</p>
<h4>Languages</h4>
<ul>
<li>This Plugin is available in English.</li>
<li>Diese Erweiterung ist in Deutsch verfügbar. (<a href="https://UlrikeSeddig.de/" rel="nofollow ugc">Ulrike Seddig</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translate this plugin</h4>
<p>This plugin is community translated. You can help translate it or improve existing translations <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/fancy-gallery/" rel="nofollow ugc">on the official translation plattform</a>.</p>
<p>You can find the <em>Translation.pot</em> file in the <em>languages/</em> folder in the plugin directory. The textdomain of this plugin is “fancy-gallery”.</p>


Gallery Manager

We integrated the pro version for a client project and needed to show custom content (coypright info) to the lightbox and the image galleries.

Our support requests were answered pretty quickly with some helpful advice as well as an updated plugin code (incorporated new filter hook) in order to enable us implementing our customer requests without code hacks.

Recommended all-in-one plugin solution for galleries so far!

Nice plugin & reliable support

Supercharged image gallery management tool with touch-enabled, responsive, mobile-friendly image lightbox for WordPress!

EC Lightbox vs Gallery Manager