A simple lightbox plugin designed to enable you to display html content within a popup window using just about any html element as a trigger.
As of April 2026, Ez Overlay is a WordPress popup plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 4.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Popup Builder & Popup Maker for….
This plugin is an alternative to the jQuery based lightbox systems. It was created using pure Javascript and has no dependencies on any other libraries. I created this simple lightbox after weeks of dealing with jQuery conflicts within Buddypress and WordPress. Many of the existing jQuery type lightboxes do not stop audio playback for flash/.swf playback when closing the lightbox. This plugin completely removes the overlay content from the dom to make absolutely sure your .swf file playback is stopped in all browsers.
How to implement the Ez Overlay lightbox:
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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