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Rado's Native Lightbox

Name: Rado's Native Lightbox
Author: radogado

Transforms WordPress galleries into lightweight lightbox carousels. Works with any theme — only ~13 KB.

Rado's Native Lightbox ranks #43,603 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #4,454 of 6,352 in the Media category, and was last updated May 29, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.9 (Current: 7.1.2)

v1.0.5 Current Version v1.0.5

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 29 May, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0.5
Last Updated: May 29, 2026
Requires WP: 5.9+
Tested Up To: 6.9.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: radogado

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Rado's Native Lightbox

Yes. The plugin bundles its own JavaScript and CSS — no special theme support is needed. It has been tested with Twenty Twenty-Five and other popular themes.

No. The entire plugin is about 13 KB (minified JS + CSS combined). There are no external HTTP requests, no jQuery dependency, and no render-blocking resources. The JavaScript loads in the footer and images are lazy-loaded.

Galleries revert to WordPress's default rendering instantly. The plugin never modifies your post content — the transformation happens at display time only, so there is nothing to clean up.

Block Editor: Select the gallery block, open the sidebar, and toggle "Thumbnails only" under the Native Carousel panel. Classic Editor: Open the gallery settings modal and use the "Thumbnails only" checkbox.

Yes. The plugin supports both the block editor (Gutenberg) and the Classic Editor.

Yes. The carousel supports full keyboard navigation (arrow keys, Home, End, Escape to close), traps focus inside the lightbox when open, provides screen-reader labels on all controls, and respects the prefers-reduced-motion system setting.

Yes. The carousel controls are styled via CSS custom properties. Add these to your theme's CSS to customize the look: --nui-control-bg (button background), `--nui-control-color` (button icon/text), `--nui-control-highlight` (selected thumbnail ring), `--nui-border-radius` (button rounding).

Native Carousel is a standalone, open-source carousel component that uses the browser's native scroll-snapping instead of JavaScript animation. It is lightweight, accessible, and dependency-free.