Title: jQuery Lightbox Author: Pedro Lamas Published: January 14, 2008 Last modified: December 20, 2012 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition.svg) # jQuery Lightbox By [Pedro Lamas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ei99070/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition.0.24.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/) ## Description Used to add the lightbox effect to images on your WordPress blog 🙂 You can check for more information and samples [here](http://www.pedrolamas.com/projectos/jquery-lightbox-en/). ## Installation 1. Download the file and unzip. If the folder `jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition` was not created, create a new directory called that and add the extracted files to it. 2. Upload `jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` folder on your web server 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ Installation Instructions 1. Download the file and unzip. If the folder `jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition` was not created, create a new directory called that and add the extracted files to it. 2. Upload `jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` folder on your web server 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress Gallery Usage 1. When writing a post, click the “Upload Image” button/icon. 2. If you are inserting a Gallery, you must **ensure** that “Link thumbnails to:” has “Image File” selected. As otherwise it couldn’t work. 3. That’s all there is too it, we do the rest. Manual Usage 1. Insert your image thumbnail into your post/page. 2. Wrap the thumbnail in a link to the original/big image. 3. That’s all there is too it, we do the rest. You can check for more information and samples [here](http://www.pedrolamas.com/projectos/jquery-lightbox-en/). ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “jQuery Lightbox” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Pedro Lamas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ei99070/) [Translate “jQuery Lightbox” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.24 * Updated the plugin script files to match the new license. * Removed jQuery from the plugin. #### 0.23 * Updated the license. #### 0.22 * Fixed some issues caused by Google’s Javascript Closure compiler (current version seems to be working fine). * Fixed the z-index of some elements. * Removed top linkback. #### 0.21 * Updated jQuery to version 1.7.1 (should fix issues with old WordPress versions) #### 0.20 * Fixed some more compatibility issues with jQuery 1.7 #### 0.19 * Fixed a compatibility issue with jQuery 1.7 * Now compatible with WordPress 3.3. #### 0.18 * Small fix: WordPress default behavior is to set the “img” element with “title” attribute and not the parent “a” element, so now we will use that as the image title and description. #### 0.17 * Fixed an issue with a jQuery selector in jquery.lightbox.js * Now compatible with WordPress 3.2. #### 0.16 * Added an Options Page to the plugin (long time request!). #### 0.15 * Update jQuery Lightbox library to version 1.4.9. #### 0.14 * Fixed versioning error. #### 0.13 * Added licensing information. * Updated readme.txt. #### 0.12 * Updated jQuery Lightbox library to version 1.4.5. * Fixed a small compatibility bug with WordPress 3.0. #### 0.11 * Updated jQuery Lightbox library to version 1.4.3. #### 0.10 * Updated jQuery Lightbox library to version 1.4.2. * Updated jQuery library to version 1.4.2. #### 0.9 * Disabled jQuery override on WordPress 2.8. #### 0.8 * Removed warning message about Internet Explorer 6.0 upgrade. #### 0.7 * Updated jQuery Lightbox library to version 1.3.7. #### 0.6 * Updated jQuery Lightbox library to version 1.3.6. * Updated jQuery library to version 1.3.2. * Support to WordPress native galleries added. #### 0.5 * Updated jQuery Lightbox library to version 1.3.5. #### 0.4 * WordPress 2.6 support added. #### 0.3 * WordPress 2.5 support added. #### 0.2 * Updated jQuery library to version 1.2.2. * Added install instructions. #### 0.1 * First release! ## Meta * Version **0.24** * Last updated **9 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 2.6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.5.2** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/) * Tags * [jquery](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/jquery/)[lightbox](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lightbox/) [pedrolamas](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pedrolamas/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/jquery-lightbox-balupton-edition/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Pedro Lamas ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ei99070/) ## Support Got something to say? 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