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Chubes Gallery Lightbox

A clean, minimal lightbox plugin for WordPress galleries with keyboard navigation and mobile support.

by Chris Huber · github.com/chubes4/chubes-gallery-lightbox · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/chubes4/chubes-gallery-lightbox/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

Readme

Chubes Gallery Lightbox

A clean, minimal lightbox plugin for WordPress galleries with keyboard navigation and mobile support.

Features

  • Clean Design - Minimal overlay with smooth fade transitions
  • Keyboard Navigation - Arrow keys for next/previous, Escape to close
  • Touch Support - Swipe gestures for mobile devices
  • WordPress Integration - Works seamlessly with wp-block-gallery
  • Network Ready - Supports multisite network activation
  • Performance Optimized - Lightweight jQuery-based implementation
  • No Dependencies - Only requires jQuery (included with WordPress)

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/chubes-gallery-lightbox/
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
  3. For multisite: Network activate for all sites

Usage

The plugin automatically enhances all WordPress gallery blocks with lightbox functionality. No configuration needed.

Browser Support

  • Modern browsers with jQuery support
  • Mobile browsers with touch events
  • Responsive design for all screen sizes

Technical Details

  • Version: 1.1.1
  • Requires WordPress: 5.0+
  • Tested up to: 6.6
  • Requires PHP: 7.4+
  • License: GPL-2.0+

Author

Chris Huber

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-2.0+ License - see the LICENSE for details.

Read the full README on GitHub →