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.

Thad Allender

Philip Arthur Moore

<p>Photo Galleria is a simple, yet elegant, plugin for photographers and designers who want to beautify and simplify their WordPress photo galleries. The Photo Galleria plugin filters the default WordPress gallery shortcode and replaces it with an elegant jQuery-powered gallery.  Simply upload photos as normal and the Photo Galleria plugin will create a photo gallery with fade-in and fade-out effects common on flash-based websites. All the transitions happen inline without having to navigate to multiple WordPress attachment pages. This plugin comes with different design options, which you can select on the Photo Galleria Settings page.  Pretty neat, eh?</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://demo.graphpaperpress.com/photo-galleria/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/2008/05/31/photo-galleria-plugin-for-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Release Info</a></li>
<li><a href="http://graphpaperpress.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Update Notice</h3>
<ul>
<li>Removed the circle theme, so if you use it, don’t update</li>
</ul>


Photo Galleria

Photo Galleria is a simple, yet elegant, plugin for photographers and designers who want to beautify and streamline their WordPress photo galleries.

EC Lightbox vs Photo Galleria