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Gallery Block Lightbox

Name: Gallery Block Lightbox
Author: taha.tr

Extremely lightweight yet powerful and touch-friendly, jQuery-free, Lightbox toggle button for core Gallery block and supports custom-coded galleries.

Gallery Block Lightbox ranks #15,398 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #1,411 of 6,322 in the Media category, and was last updated Nov 25, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.8 (Current: 7.1.1)

v0.6 Current Version v0.6

Updated 9 months ago Last Update on 25 Nov, 2025

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.6
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2025
Requires WP: 6.3+
Tested Up To: 6.9.8
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: taha.tr

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners using the core Gallery block who want a lightbox effect for their images. It solves the lack of a lightweight, jQuery-free lightbox option by adding a simple toggle button to enable or disable lightbox on individual gallery blocks, with support for custom-coded galleries via a filter.

Toggle button per Gallery block
Custom coded galleries support
Touch, mousewheel, keyboard interactions
Double click/tap to zoom
Lightbox thumbnails toggle
Slide counter support
Figcaption support
jQuery-free and lightweight

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Gallery Block Lightbox

Enable or disable the Lightbox feature for any gallery block by selecting 'media file' under the 'link to' dropdown. Once selected, the Lightbox toggle will appear.

Yes, you can use the lightbox with custom galleries by using the provided filter. Example code is provided for reference. add_filter( 'dLightbox:custom:selectors', function ( $selectors ) { $selectors = array_merge( $selectors, array('.my-gallery', '.your-gallery') ); return $selectors; });

dLightbox.js supports touch, mousewheel, keyboard, and mouse drag interactions.

Yes it supports Lightbox thumbnails with an easy toggle. Also with "dLightbox-thumbnails" class you can easily adapt thumbnails to your custom coded galleries.

Yes, the lightbox feature provided by Gallery Lightbox is fully responsive, ensuring optimal viewing experiences across all devices.

No, there is no dependency on jQuery. dLightbox is custom coded from scratch, ensuring efficient performance and compatibility with modern web development practices.

Although extremely lightweight at only 2.78kb gzipped for both dLightbox.js and dLightbox.css, the plugin only loads assets into the page if there is a core Gallery block or custom selectors defined via a filter. This ensures minimal impact on page loading speed.

If you encounter any issues, have feature requests, or need support, please visit the GitHub repository and create an issue. Our team will be happy to assist you.