Makes the WordPress galleries use a lightbox script called ColorBox to display the fullsize images.
As of April 2026, EWSEL Lightbox For Galleries is a WordPress jquery plugin with 300 active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 17K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Enable jQuery Migrate Helper.
Makes the native WordPress galleries use a lightbox script called ColorBox to display the fullsize images right there in the page. No modifications required.
You can also make single non-[gallery] images use the lightbox by giving their links a class of “lightbox”, like so:
<a href="http://domian.com" class="lightbox"><img src="../img.jpg" alt="Demo" /></a>
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| WordPress | 2.6+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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