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.

Twentig

<h3>The easy way to build a beautiful website with the WordPress block editor.</h3>
👉 Want to try Twentig? <a href="https://twentig.com/playground/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=playground" rel="nofollow ugc">Launch the Playground</a>
Twentig gives you simple, powerful tools to design a professional website with the WordPress block editor — no coding or design skills required. Customize your block theme, create polished pages, and build a site that fits your needs.
With starter sites, enhanced WordPress core blocks, block patterns, and portfolio tools, you’ve got everything you need to create a stunning website that looks great on every device.
For the best experience, pair the Twentig plugin with <a href="https://twentig.com/twentig-one/" rel="nofollow ugc">Twentig One</a> — our free block theme built for WordPress Full Site Editing. Lightweight and beautifully designed, it gives you a professional foundation right out of the box.
<h3>Starter sites</h3>
Start with a professionally designed website, not a blank canvas. Import a ready-made <a href="https://twentig.com/starter-sites/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=starter" rel="nofollow ugc">starter site</a> from our growing library and make it your own.
Twentig includes starter sites for the Twentig One theme directly in your WordPress dashboard. Import a starter site with one click, then customize the header, footer, homepage, blog, colors, and typography with our Onboarding Customizer.
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/604lIiUruWI?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>
From there, use the block editor to easily replace the content with your own text and images.
Built-in starter sites for Twentig One:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twentig.com/starter-site/business-starter/" rel="nofollow ugc">Business Starter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twentig.com/starter-site/portfolio-starter/" rel="nofollow ugc">Portfolio Starter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twentig.com/starter-site/blog-starter/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blog Starter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/personal-starter/" rel="nofollow ugc">Personal Starter</a></li>
</ul>
Twentig also includes starter sites for the Twenty Twenty-Five and Twenty Twenty-Four themes.
<h3>Enhanced WordPress blocks</h3>
Twentig enhances WordPress core blocks — giving you more design flexibility and creative control in the block editor.
Powerful block features. Twentig adds new settings, alternative styles, and CSS classes to the existing WordPress blocks. From scroll animations, hover effects, and image shapes to gallery sliders, button icons, video lightboxes, and fully clickable blocks — you’ve got everything you need to build modern, professional pages.
No extra blocks. Just better ones. Instead of cluttering the block editor with additional blocks, Twentig enhances WordPress core blocks with essential features for a more intuitive editing experience, greater creative freedom, and no lock-in.
Twentig extends the following WordPress blocks:
<h4>Design blocks</h4>
<ul>
<li>Accordion: icon</li>
<li>Button: icon, icon position, video lightbox (YouTube, Vimeo, self-hosted video)</li>
<li>Columns: responsive stacking layout</li>
<li>Column: stretched link (make the column fully clickable)</li>
<li>Group: stretched link (make the group fully clickable), hover styles (text color, background color, border color, shadow), shape separator</li>
<li>Separator: styles (asterisks, dotted, dashed), width, height</li>
</ul>
<h4>Media blocks</h4>
<ul>
<li>Image: shape</li>
<li>Gallery: justified and carousel/slider layouts (available as block variations), unstretch last row, responsive layout, vertical alignment</li>
<li>Cover: stretched link (make the cover fully clickable), shape, hover effect</li>
<li>Media & Text: styles (shadow, overlap, hard shadow), responsive layout, stretched link, full height</li>
<li>Video: autoplay when in view, minimal controls</li>
</ul>
<h4>Text blocks</h4>
<ul>
<li>Paragraph: typography options, responsive alignment</li>
<li>Heading: typography options, responsive alignment</li>
<li>List: styles (square, dash, checkmark, arrow, border, inner border, table, no bullet, inline)</li>
<li>Quote and Pullquote: style (icon)</li>
<li>Details: icon</li>
<li>Table: styles (border, inner border), vertical alignment</li>
</ul>
<h4>Theme blocks</h4>
<ul>
<li>Navigation: responsive breakpoint, menu icon size, hover style, active style</li>
<li>Navigation Link: external link class</li>
<li>Submenu: classes (rounded, shadow, no-border, align right)</li>
<li>Site Logo: image width on mobile</li>
<li>Query Loop: single-post filters (exclude current post, filter by category or tag)</li>
<li>Post Template: responsive columns, class layouts (alt columns, alt spacer, alt grid)</li>
<li>Pagination: spacing support (margin and padding), page number styles (square, rounded, circle, plain), previous and next page styles (square, rounded, pill)</li>
<li>Title: typography options, responsive alignment</li>
<li>Excerpt: option to display only the manual excerpt</li>
<li>Featured Image: shape, hover effect</li>
<li>Author: inline layout, avatar shape</li>
<li>Categories and Tags: styles (outline, pill, hashtag, plain, list), unlink</li>
<li>Previous Post and Next Post: style (stack)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Widget blocks</h4>
<ul>
<li>Search: style (underline)</li>
<li>Social Icons: styles (square, rounded), hover effect</li>
<li>Tag Cloud: styles (rounded, pill, plain, list)</li>
</ul>
Twentig also lets you add animations to any WordPress core block. Choose from fade, slide, scale, or wipe effects, then customize the speed and delay to make your pages feel more dynamic.
<h3>Block patterns</h3>
Twentig includes hundreds of pre-designed block patterns — making it faster and easier than ever to create stunning pages in the WordPress block editor.
Flexible block patterns. Choose from a versatile collection of block patterns you can mix and match to fit your project. Our block pattern library is built to support a wide range of use cases, giving you the flexibility to create the pages and sections you need.
Professional design. All patterns are fully responsive and designed to give your pages a polished, professional look from the start.
Theme block patterns. Twentig also includes dozens of pre-built patterns for your header, footer, blog, and portfolio — helping you customize every part of your website with ease.
Twentig adds its pattern library to the Patterns tab of the block inserter in the following categories:
<ul>
<li>Banners</li>
<li>Call to Action</li>
<li>Contact</li>
<li>Events, Schedule</li>
<li>FAQs</li>
<li>Gallery</li>
<li>Hero</li>
<li>List</li>
<li>Logos, Clients</li>
<li>Media</li>
<li>Numbers, Stats</li>
<li>Pages</li>
<li>Portfolio</li>
<li>Posts</li>
<li>Pricing</li>
<li>Single Pages</li>
<li>Team</li>
<li>Columns</li>
<li>Testimonials</li>
<li>Text</li>
<li>Text and Image</li>
</ul>
<h3>Portfolio</h3>
Twentig provides all the WordPress tools you need to create a portfolio website that shows your work at its best with starter sites, patterns, and WordPress blocks.
Portfolio post type & taxonomies. Manage all your projects in one place with Twentig’s portfolio post type. Build your portfolio pages in the WordPress block editor, add featured images, and organize your work with project categories and tags — just like blog posts.
Portfolio block. Display your projects with a powerful, easy-to-use portfolio block. Built on the Query Loop block, you can customize its query settings, layout, and style to fit your needs.
Portfolio block patterns. Browse a variety of patterns to showcase your projects, including grid, grid overlay, and split layouts. Choose the pattern that fits your style and apply it in one click.
Portfolio starter sites. Start with a professionally designed Portfolio starter site crafted for the Twentig One theme to get your portfolio up and running fast, then personalize it with our Onboarding Customizer.
<h3>Twenty Twenty-Five and other WordPress default themes</h3>
In addition to enhanced blocks, block patterns, and portfolio tools, Twentig extends the following WordPress default themes:
<h4>Twenty Twenty-Five and Twenty Twenty-Four</h4>
Starter sites for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/tt5-business/" rel="nofollow ugc">Business</a></li>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/tt5-news/" rel="nofollow ugc">News Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/tt5-photo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Photo Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/tt5-personal/" rel="nofollow ugc">Personal Blog</a></li>
</ul>
Starter sites for the Twenty Twenty-Four theme:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/tt4-default/" rel="nofollow ugc">Business</a></li>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/tt4-blog/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/tt4-personal/" rel="nofollow ugc">Personal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://demo.twentig.com/tt4-portfolio/" rel="nofollow ugc">Portfolio</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Twenty Twenty-One and Twenty Twenty</h4>
If you prefer classic themes over block themes, Twentig offers advanced customization options for the Twenty Twenty-One and Twenty Twenty themes, along with one-click starter sites.
Advanced theme customization. From post grids and sidebars to sticky menus and header & footer layouts, Twentig gives you powerful ways to enhance your WordPress theme. Inside the Customizer (Appearance > Customize), you can change fonts with Google Fonts, adjust the site layout, customize global styles, edit the 404 page, and more.
Custom page templates. Take control of your page layout with custom templates. Remove the page title, header, or footer, set a transparent header, and use WordPress blocks to create custom hero sections, landing pages, and more.
Starter sites. Instead of starting from scratch, import one of Twentig’s starter sites directly from the Customizer (Appearance > Customize > Starter sites).
<h3>Get more</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twentig.com/quickstart-guide/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=guide" rel="nofollow ugc">See our quickstart guide</a> to learn the basics of using Twentig.</li>
<li><a href="https://twentig.com/blog/" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit our blog</a> for tutorials on building professional sites with the WordPress block editor.</li>
<li><a href="https://twentig.com/newsletter?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=newsletter" rel="nofollow ugc">Subscribe to our newsletter</a> to receive exclusive starter sites, tips, and updates.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHZglgs5eTxkpRFl2r5RsGA?sub_confirmation=1" rel="nofollow ugc">Subscribe to our YouTube channel</a> for video tutorials.</li>
<li><a href="https://wp.gallery" rel="nofollow ugc">Explore the best WordPress websites</a> built with the block editor for inspiration.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Enjoying Twentig?</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/twentig/reviews/" rel="ugc">Rate it on WordPress</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://twentig.com/donate/" rel="nofollow ugc">Donate</a> to support its development.</li>
</ul>

Twentig Supercharged Block Editor – Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio

One of the most useful, handier, time-saving plugins that make things easier to work with the default WordPress themes (Twenty Twenty, Twenty Twenty-one, Twenty Twenty-two).

Excellent Plugin


I particularly appreciate the additional features of the gallery block. Merci beaucoup !


Super useful plugin!


I like how the plugin integrates with native blocks and doesn’t overly appropriate the WordPress interface. But I miss progress. The promised Twentig One theme seemed like an interesting solution to simplify the creation of FSE websites. When can we expect some news? :)



Thanks!


Extends native blocks without taking ownership of WordPress UI


An excellent plugin - adding many features and patterns to the block editor that should be in core. Very much appreciate the understated way this has been implemented. It's a professional solution, not trying to take over the editor or full of upsells. Thank you! 


Excellent

Supercharge the WordPress block editor with enhanced core blocks, hundreds of block patterns, professional starter sites, and portfolio tools.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Twentig Supercharged Block Editor – Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio