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imageLightbox
Image Lightbox, Responsive and Touch‑friendly.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 2
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 8 Oct 2016
- Added
- May 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.8
- Tested up to
- WP 4.6.30
- Downloads
- 15,754
Our analysis
AI-assistedimageLightbox is a WordPress plugin designed to provide a simple and lightweight lightbox experience for images. It automatically detects links to image files and opens them in a lightbox, focusing solely on images without additional features for videos or text. The plugin includes minimal CSS for easy implementation and can be themed according to user preferences.
This plugin is suitable for users who want a straightforward solution for displaying images in a lightbox format on their WordPress sites. It is particularly useful for those who prefer simplicity and minimalism in their design without unnecessary features.
Best for: This plugin suits users looking for a straightforward image display solution on their WordPress sites.
What it does well
- ✓Lightweight and simple design
- ✓Automatically detects image links
- ✓Minimal CSS included for convenience
- ✓Can be themed to user preferences
Where it falls short
- •Limited to images only, no support for videos or text
- •Last updated in October 2016, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
Verdict
imageLightbox offers a focused approach to image presentation but may not be suitable for those needing more complex features or recent updates.
From the developer
Bjørn Johansen's own description of imageLightbox, lightly tidied.
This is a WordPressified version of the excellent, lightweight (for real!) imageLightbox.js (MIT-licensed) by Osvaldas Valutis (http://osvaldas.info/image-lightbox-responsive-touch-friendly)
This is his introduction to the lightbox:
“As for the image lightboxes, I have always lacked simplicity for them. I mean not only the visual design, but the overall experience: from implementation to UX. All due respect, but I have never liked any of these light-fancy-face-boxes. They all were solving problems that just don’t exist: lots of unwanted features by default, total mess in markup, no native behavior for touch screens. I was working on a project and needed an image lightbox that solves these problems. I needed a lightbox only for images, not video, text, and iframes at once. I made ImageLightbox.js.”
This version autodetects all links to image files and opens them in the lightbox.
For your “install, activate and go”-convenience, this plugin comes with a minimal CSS that easily can be deactivated and/or replaced.
The plugin can also be themed to your liking. An example theme is available here: https://github.com/bjornjohansen/imagelightbox-theme-smooth
Please let me know if you have any issues. Fastest way to get a response is by Twitter: https://twitter.com/bjornjohansen
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