Johannes Kinast

This WordPress Plugin adds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. It detects if a post contains a Gallery or Image Block and then loads & initialize <a href="https://github.com/feimosi/baguetteBox.js" rel="nofollow ugc">baguetteBox.js</a>, a pure JavaScript Lightbox script without any dependencies and a modern minimal look.
There is no lock in effect. It does not add a new Block Editor/Gutenberg Block and relies solo on the standard WordPress Gallery and Image Block. You can deactivate this plugin at any time and your Gallery and Image Blocks will work as they’ve done before. Just without the lightbox.
Just one important thing to remember: You always have to select Link → Link to image file or Link images to media file (see screenshots below) for all of your Image & Gallery Blocks to work properly. If you choose None or Link to attachment page it will not work. But that’s fine if you don’t want the Lightbox for a specific Image or Gallery.
Take a look at the <a href="https://youtu.be/qfLOH22cUNM" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube video from Jakson</a> where he reviews this plugin:
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qfLOH22cUNM?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe>
<h3>Features</h3>
Here are the features of baguetteBox.js:
<ul>
<li>Written in pure JavaScript</li>
<li>No dependencies (e.g. jQuery)</li>
<li>Image captions support</li>
<li>Responsive</li>
<li>Supports swipe gestures</li>
<li>Around 13 KB, 7 KB gzipped</li>
</ul>
<h3>Works with</h3>
<ul>
<li>Gallery Block (Default Block)</li>
<li>Image Block (Default Block)</li>
<li>Media and Text Block (Default Block)</li>
<li>Gallery (Default Classic Editor Gallery)</li>
<li>CoBlocks Gallery Collage / Masonry / Offset / Stacked</li>
<li>Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block)</li>
</ul>
Don’t forget to select Link to → Media File for all of your Galleries & Images to work properly.
Notice: At the moment, just Blocks inside a post are supported. Not Blocks in a Widget. You can make it work but have to enqueue the necessary style & script yourself. See FAQ –> How to enqueue the necessary assets (script & style) for blocks outside of posts or for block types that are not supported by default?

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Lightbox for Blocks


This is one of this plugins that improves WordPress with zero effort and a easy minimalistic approach that should be in the core.



Congratulations!


Brilliant and simple solution


My favourite lightweight lightbox viewer closed recently and I needed something to replace it.



This plugin is super lightweight, and has exactly the same admin interface, i.e. nothing to do, just install it and watch the magic happen on existing images and galleries. What's not to like.


A worthy successor to WP Featherlight

Adds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. No lock in and no dependencies.

Rolf Allard van Hagen

Erick Danzer

Firelight

NEWS: Easy Fancybox is now Firelight Lightbox. <a href="https://firelightwp.com/big-news-easy-fancybox-is-now-firelight-lightbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read about it here.</a>
Firelight Lightbox is the most popular lighbox plugin for WordPress, active on over 200,000 WordPress installations. It adds a lightweight and flexible lightbox for viewing images, video, and other media on your website.
After activation, links to images, galleries, videos, pdfs, maps, modals, etc, will open in a lightbox. Settings will be under ‘Lightbox’ on your main admin menu.
QUICK LIGHTBOX DEMOS
Demos for images, videos, PDFs, maps, and modals/popups:
<a href="https://firelightwp.com/free-lightbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Free Lightbox Demo</a> 
<a href="https://firelightwp.com/pro-lightbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro Lightbox Demo – Light Theme</a> 
<a href="https://firelightwp.com/pro-lightbox-dark/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro Lightbox Demo – Dark Theme</a>
FREE LIGHTBOX FEATURES 
– Automatic detection of images 
– Automatic detection of galleries 
– Customize options for Lightbox appearance, style, and behavior 
– Opens all common image formats including webp and svg 
– Opens WordPress core galleries 
– Opens videos from Youtube, Vimeo, and Dailmotion 
– Opens PDF files (embed with object tag, iframe, external Google Docs Viewer) 
– Opens NextGEN galleries (<a href="https://firelightwp.com/wordpress-lightbox-docs/nextgen-gallery-and-easy-fancybox/" rel="nofollow ugc">instructions</a>) 
– Opens content from external web pages (<a href="https://firelightwp.com/wordpress-lightbox-docs/#web-pages" rel="nofollow ugc">instructions</a>) 
– Create easy modals and popup boxes (<a href="https://firelightwp.com/wordpress-lightbox-docs/#modal-window" rel="nofollow ugc">instructions</a>) 
– Open image maps (<a href="https://firelightwp.com/wordpress-lightbox-docs/image-maps-and-easy-fancybox/" rel="nofollow ugc">instructions</a>) 
– Open lightbox from WordPress menu items (<a href="https://firelightwp.com/wordpress-lightbox-docs/#menu-item-open" rel="nofollow ugc">instructions</a>) 
– Support for Jetpack Infinite Scroll 
– Support for WordPress Multsite (see Installation instructions)
Links: 
-> <a href="https://firelightwp.com/free-lightbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Demos</a> 
-> <a href="https://firelightwp.com/wordpress-lightbox-docs" rel="nofollow ugc">Docs</a> 
-> <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-fancybox" rel="ugc">Free Support</a>
PRO LIGHTBOX FEATURES
Firelight Lightbox Pro is an extension for this lightbox plugin that offers: 
– Dozens of Pro features for free lightboxes (Fancybox Legacy, Classic, V2) 
– Priority support direct from developers 
– New and Powerful Pro Lighbox based on Fancybox 5, including: 
– Beautiful, modern full-browser and full-screen ligthbox 
– 100+ customizations options 
– Thumbnails within the lightbox 
– Social sharing for images 
– Link direct to images in the lightbox 
– “Download image” button 
– Toolbar with controls for thumbnails, social sharing, zoom, slideshow, etc 
– Open videos 
– Open PDFs 
– Open popups 
– Open inline content and iframes 
– Open Google maps 
– NextGEN Gallery integration 
– Elementor integration 
– Perfect on mobile devices 
– Optimized lightbox speed
-> <a href="https://firelightwp.com/pro-lightbox" rel="nofollow ugc">VIEW PRO LIGHTBOX DEMOS</a> 
-> <a href="https://firelightwp.com/contact" rel="nofollow ugc">GET PRO SUPPORT</a>
GDPR / EU Privacy
This plugin does not collect any data or set any browser cookies. The PRO version offers an option to disable the automatic popup after the first visit, which needs a browser cookie. This cookie stores the visitors first website visit timestamp and path on the client side. It is not shared nor is any data stored server side or elsewhere.
<h4>Contribute</h4>
If you’re happy with this plugin, please consider writing a quick <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-fancybox/reviews/#new-post" rel="ugc">rating</a>, helping others in the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/easy-fancybox" rel="ugc">forum</a>, or <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/easy-fancybox/" rel="nofollow ugc">translating</a>.
<h4>Known conflicts & issues</h4>
See <a href="https://firelightwp.com/wordpress-lightbox-docs/troubleshooting-easy-fancybox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Firelight Lightbox Troubleshooting</a>.

Firelight Lightbox


This plugin has been revived by an excellent developer, with regular updates, new features and active support!


Excellent new developer


The title says it all really. Thanks for the plugin !


Simple, easy, it just works

Nice plugin!


Nice way to add a little pop for folks who click on website photos to enlarge them.


Easy and works

Formerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Firelight Lightbox