WP Manifestindependent plugin directory
manifest / editor / featured-image-block-with-lightbox

Featured Image Block with Lightbox WP Registry grade A. No security issues foundWP RegistryNo security issues foundOpen the reportA

WordPress plugin Automatically enables "Enlarge on click" (lightbox) for the Featured Image block when "Link to Post" is not enabled. This is a workaround to implement https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/57849

★ 5stars
0.1.1latest · 4mo ago

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/westonruter/featured-image-block-with-lightbox/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Description

This plugin automatically enables "Enlarge on click" (lightbox) for the Featured Image block when "Link to Post" is not enabled. There are no settings for this plugin.

This is a workaround to implement gutenberg#57849.

See writeup: Adding Caption & Lightbox to the Featured Image Block.

Installation

  1. Download the plugin ZIP from GitHub or if you have a local clone of the repo run npm run plugin-zip.
  2. Visit Plugins > Add New Plugin in the WordPress Admin.
  3. Click Upload Plugin.
  4. Select the featured-image-block-with-lightbox.zip file on your system from step 1 and click Install Now.
  5. Click the Activate Plugin button.

You may also install and update via Git Updater.

Changelog

0.1.1

  • Fix compatibility with Image block in WordPress 7.0. (#2)

0.1.0

  • Initial release.

Releases

2 releases.

Tag
Published
0.1.1 latest
May 29, 2026 4mo ago
May 29, 2026 4mo ago

These releases are tags only. The author does not attach a packaged zip, so there are no download counts to report.

A grade

Security

Featured Image Block with Lightbox 0.1.1 · audited by WP Registry

No security issues found.

Audited release
0.1.1
Findings
none
Worst severity
—
Content hash
3af6c58bd84dea0a8ff99e5a…

WP Registry hashes the installable build and reports on that exact bytes-for-bytes copy. Embargoed findings are withheld until they are disclosed, so a clean verdict means nothing public is outstanding. WP Manifest does not audit code itself.