Light Modal Block Reviews, Downloads & Maintenance

Fully customizable using the native block editor style controls
Trigger modal on click for any element via CSS selector
Trigger modal on page load after X milliseconds
- Set cookie to not show modal again on page load until X minutes have elapsed
- Option for user interaction within modal triggers cookie to be set
Custom modal width
Optional close button
API enabled
Only 2kb gzipped
Accessibility enabled
Use modals within the query loop block

Attribution

The Light Modal block uses a modified version of the Micromodal library.

Installation

Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/light-modal-block directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I programatically open or close a modal?

Each modal is given a unique ID, which can be found inside the inspector controls of the block settings. It will look something like: Mk6I8L4haJB

To open a modal:

window.lightModalBlocks.get('modal-id-here').showModal(true);

To close a modal:

window.lightModalBlocks.get('modal-id-here').closeModal();

How can I prevent focusing on the first focusable element when the modal opens?

Paste the following code in your child themes functions.php file or similar:

/**
* Prevents the light modal block from focusing on a specific element when it opens.
*
* @return void
*/
add_action(
    'wp_enqueue_scripts',
    function () {
        wp_add_inline_script(
            'cloudcatch-light-modal-block-view-script',
            'window.lmbFocusableElements = "";',
            'before'
        );
    }
);

How can I prevent scrolling when a modal is open?

The class lmb-open is added to the <body> of the page when a modal is open. You can use the following CSS to prevent scrolling

.lmb-open {
    overflow: hidden;
}

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Screenshots

Block editor modal settings
Show Modal block control enabled under the Advanced panel for various blocks
Native block styling enabled for modals
Custom panel reveals all modals enabled on page
Modal in list view

Changelog

1.8.0

Fix: Show modal on page load no longer requiring delay input
Enhancement: Control over autoplaying of videos and audio when a modal opens as well as pausing when it closes

1.7.1

Fix: Unnecessary block editor scripts being enqueued on frontend

1.7.0

Enhancement: Improve acessibility of modal triggers for the Button block

1.6.0

Enhancement: Add event listeners for modal ready, open and close

1.5.0

Enhancement: Add body class .lmb-open when a modal is currently open on the page
Enhancement: Add ability to set cookie on timed modals when user interacts with content in the modal
Enhancement: Close icon / close background color controls
Enhancement: Add ability to change/remove focusable elements when a modal is opened
Chore: Update block to block version 3
Chore: Update minimum WordPress version support to 6.6

1.4.0

Enhancement: Support for modals within a query loop block

1.3.2

Fix: Unique modal ID not generating when duplicating block

1.3.1

Fix: When editing a pattern with a modal block, open modal by default

1.3.0

Enhancement: Add support for drop shadows

1.2.1

Fix: Modal blocks not showing in sidebar or advanced controls if a nested block

1.2.0

Enhancement: Add typography style controls

1.1.1

Fix: Block editor toolbar crash

1.1.0

Fix: Add backdrop color control
Enhancement: Set cookie to not display modal again until X minutes have elapsed
Enhancement: API to programatically open and close modal

1.0.1

Fix: Update CSS styling

1.0.0

Initial release

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