Lightbox 2 WordPress Plugin
WordPress plugin used to overlay images on the current page into neat Javascript-powered overlay popups.
16-12-2008 – Version 2 is out! Now from settings you can choose background-color, overlay opacity, resize speed and automatically add the lightbox effect to your post’s images.
This plugin includes the new Lightbox JS v2.0.4 javascript written by Lokesh Dhakar and and was then transformed into a WordPress Plugin by me. Use a title attribute if you want to show a caption. Click on the images below for an example.
- 29-07-2007 – See also the new Slimbox WordPress Plugin, a 7kb clone of the popular Lightbox JS
- I added the digg it button, please DIGG ME!
Upgrade
- De-activate the plugin.
- Delete the old version `lightbox-2-wordpress-plugin` directory.
Installation
- Unzip the `lightbox-2-wordpress-plugin.zip` file.
- Upload lightbox-2-wordpress-plugin folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress, go to Setting->Lightbox.
- Add a rel=”lightbox” attribute to any link tag to activate the lightbox, or rel=”lightbox[roadtrip]“ for an image set.
- Optional: Use a
titleattribute if you want to show a caption.
Single example:
<a href=”img1.jpg” rel=”lightbox” title=”my caption”>thumbnail1</a>
Image set example:
<a href=”img1.jpg” rel=”lightbox[roadtrip]“>thumbnail1</a>
<a href=”img2.jpg” rel=”lightbox[roadtrip]“>thumbnail2</a>
<a href=”img3.jpg” rel=”lightbox[roadtrip]“>thumbnail3</a>
Tnx to my sister for the photos! Link me in your site!
Changelog
Version 2.0.2 (19-12-2008)
Some fixes
Version 2.0 (16-12-2008)
Background-color, overlay opacity, resize speed, auto-lightbox from settings.
Version 1.8.2 (09-06-2008)
Some fixes
Version 1.8 (14-03-2008)
Update Lightbox Js to version 2.04
- v2.04 – 03/09/08
- NEW – Upgraded Prototype from v1.4 to v1.6.0.2
- NEW – Moved label text into configuration for easier localization
- UPDATED – Code cleaned up. Respect for the global namespace and native javascript objects.
- FIXED – Caption displays as “null” when viewing an uncaptioned image after viewing a captioned image.
- FIXED – Clicking ‘close’ button shifts layout as link focus’ dotted line appears.
Version 1.7 (12-06-2007)
Update Lightbox Js to version 2.03.3
- v2.03.3 – 5/21/07 – Support for horizontally scrolling pages. Added updateImageList method for ajax’y pages.
Fixed xhtml validation
Version 1.6 (05-05-2007)
Update Lightbox Js to version 2.03.2
- v2.03.2 – 4/30/07 – Fixed animated gif support in IE/Opera.
- v2.03.1 – 4/18/07 – Fixed embed hiding. Overlay opacity var added to config. Image sets w/Imagemaps fix. Clearfix removed.
- v2.03 – 4/10/07 – Improved keyboard navigation. Animation off toggle. HidesFlash movies under overlay. Imagemap support. Valid CSS.
Fixed close and loading vars (Tnx to Anton Zhuchkov)
Changed “get_settings(‘home’)” in “get_option(‘siteurl’)”
(Tnx to Luca Dentella)
Version 1.5 (06-05-2006)
Fixed close and loading vars.(see here if u have problem with close button)
Version 1.4
Fixed path’s problem
Update Lightbox Js to version 2.0.2
Centering in IE6 (any DOCTYPE) fixed.
Smoothed out resize transition.
Fixed layout issues caused by multiline captions.
Added keyboard navigation: N for next, P for previous and X for close.
Version 0.3
Single Images and Image Set
My plugin on wordpress page suddenly stopped working. I wrote several email to them but nothing…
If you appreciate this plugin or my support, please donate to me so I can but a cup of coffee. Thank you!
Thanks to the donors:
- Per T Sovik
- Hoa Hua
- Spencer Harris
- Jan Herrmann
- Niels Emmer
- Sahar Alarayedh
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@Oliver: hi, i see u have another prototype.js, version 1.5.1.1, http://raduner.ch/blog/wp-content/plugins/live-search-popup/js/prototype.js
aah… thanks for the hint 
chi:
can i use both lightbox and wordpress-flickr-manager together? should i remove the lightbox and js folders from inside the flickr-manager folder?
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Well, as in my case (see above), I just copied the newer prototype.js to the other plugin’s folder. removing anything isn’t a good idea, I think. Or you have to reconfigure the pathes…
chi:
thank you oliver.
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Just so everyone knows, when doing the image set code. The text inside the brackets [...] is supposed to be changed to whatever you want to call that image set. It’s not supposed to stay [roadtrip].
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Jean:
Eu não consegui instalar de jeito nenhum este negocio…
ally:
I’m having a problem getting this plugin to work since I upgraded to WordPress 2.5. A white bar loads across the entire screen with the loading box, but the image never shows. You can see what I mean here: http://takemenowhere.org/?page_id=56
Can you help me out please?
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Hi, Thank you very much for this plugin! But I have some troubles with plugin after update (WP 2.5): it don’t work. I downloaded the latest version of plugin.
For example: http://www.opvis.de/stereogramme/stereogramm-2.html
Any ideas?
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Hi. Thank you for this plugin!! Is wonderfull!… I have some problems whit this plugin in the 1.8 version. The box open in all window and don’t see image. Sorry for my bad english. Thanks.
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teft:
I still dunno why it stopped working with the new version, I had to go back to de previous version
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teft:
update… It’s working, there was a problem with auto update on wordpress admin, but it still not working properly on firefox, IE7 is ok, I dunno about opera. Problem just like Benny tells
regards
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The update didn’t work at all for me, just getting all weird
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xanavi:
thx man..nice tool
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Hi, thanks for the wonderful plugin. However, the latest version doesn’t work for me. A white bar loads across the entire screen with the loading box, but the image never shows too. I had to revert back to the previous version. 
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Alex:
Hello,
I think the plug fairly good and appealing. This blog readers need no more problems when calling pictures.
The blog photos will be far more appealing and elegant. The plug is also equipped with the latest version of WordPress 2.5.1 compatible.
Alex greetings …
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