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WP Featherlight Disabled
The most lightweight WordPress lightbox plugin...and the featherlight CSS/JS (only 7kb) is automatically disabled unless you manually enable within ea …
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 3
- Active installs
- 2k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 14 May 2025
- Added
- Jun 2020
- Requires WP
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- WP 6.8.8
- Downloads
- 19,295
Our analysis
AI-assistedWP Featherlight Disabled is a WordPress plugin that adds responsive jQuery lightbox functionality to images and galleries. It allows images to be displayed in a lightbox popup with a fading background, providing a clean viewing experience. Users can navigate galleries using on-screen arrows, touchscreen swipes, or keyboard arrow keys.
This plugin requires manual activation for lightbox functionality, which can be enabled in the post settings. It supports various media types, including images, videos, and iframes, and is designed for users who want a lightweight solution without automatic loading of CSS/JS on every page.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for WordPress users looking for a lightweight lightbox solution for images and galleries.
What it does well
- ✓Ultra-lightweight compared to the original WP Featherlight
- ✓Manual activation to control when lightbox functionality loads
- ✓Retains features of the original WP Featherlight plugin
- ✓Supports WEBP image format
- ✓Allows lightboxing of videos and iframes
Where it falls short
- •Requires manual setup for each post
- •Limited information on user experience or support
Verdict
WP Featherlight Disabled offers a focused and efficient way to implement lightbox functionality without unnecessary loading. It is a practical choice for those who want to enhance image presentation on their site.
From the developer
treeflips's own description of WP Featherlight Disabled, lightly tidied.
This minimal WordPress lightbox plugin adds high performance, responsive jQuery lightbox functionality to your images. When standard WordPress images/galleries are clicked, the background fades out into black as images display in lightbox popup. Galleries can be navigated with on-screen arrows, touchscreen swipes, or pressing arrows keys.
In order for WordPress images and galleries to be lightboxed:
– You must select the “Media File” option when choosing where thumbnails should link. You can also select the “Custom Link” option if it links directly to an image file. This should work for any image file, even if it’s hosted on another website.
– Enable on each post by checking “Enable lightbox” on the WP Featherlight settings.
– You can also lightbox videos, iframes, and ajax content by adding data attributes to your content. For more details on custom content loading, check out the featherlight documentation.
My plugin is simply a forked version of the original WP Featherlight plugin. Only difference is the original loads the featherlight CSS/JS on every page whereas mine only loads when you manually enable. Big thanks to Yin and Walter for contributing.
Features:
- Ultra-lightweight – even more lightweight than the original WP Featherlight since the lightbox CSS/JS is not loaded automatically.
- Manual activation – to enable lightbox functionality, simply click the checkbox in your post settings.
- Retains WP Featherlight features – has all the same features and filters as the original WP Featherlight plugin (up to version 1.3.3)
- Supports WEBP image format.
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