Tobidase Swipe LightBox for WordPress Plugin Directory
By SatoruHatano
Tobidase Swipe LightBox is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by SatoruHatano.
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Pros
- +Published by SatoruHatano — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How Tobidase Swipe LightBox works
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Tobidase Swipe LightBox opens images and videos in a fullscreen popup with swipe support.
Features:
Swipeable popup for images and videos
Supports YouTube, Vimeo, Niconico, Dailymotion, and MP4
Auto-fetches title and thumbnail from YouTube and Vimeo
Two popup styles: standard popup and zoom
Zoom on desktop: double-click or Ctrl+scroll to zoom in/out; drag to pan while zoomed
Auto-captures MP4 thumbnails from self-hosted video files (browser-side, no server processing)
Switch popup style per post type in the admin settings
Override the style for individual items directly in the post editor
Group images and videos within a post for sequential slideshow display
Reset the slideshow at the group boundary.
Slide counter display (current / total)
Loop, autoplay, and mute options
Caption alignment (center / left)
Keyboard navigation (← →, Esc)
Admin bar compatible (z-index safe)
Hint animation on popup open (mobile)
How to open an image in the popup:
Insert an image in the post editor
Click the image → click “Link” in the block toolbar
Select “Media File” and save
How to insert a video:
Place the cursor at the insertion point in the post editor (Text mode)
Click the “Tobidase Movie” quicktag button
Enter the video URL in the dialog
Optionally add a thumbnail and caption, then click “Insert”
External services This plugin connects to third-party services to retrieve video metadata (thumbnails and titles). These requests are made only when a video URL is entered in the admin editor dialog, or when a post containing a [tdslb-movie] shortcode is published/saved.
YouTube Fetches thumbnail images and video titles via the YouTube oEmbed API and thumbnail CDN.
No personal user data is transmitted; only the video ID is used.
Terms of service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Vimeo Fetches thumbnail images and video titles via the Vimeo v2 API.
No personal user data is transmitted; only the video ID is used.
Terms of service: https://vimeo.com/terms
Privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy
Niconico (NicoVideo) Fetches thumbnail images and video titles via the Niconico public API (ext.nicovideo.jp).
No personal user data is transmitted; only the video ID is used.
Terms of service: https://account.nicovideo.jp/rules/account
Privacy policy: https://account.nicovideo.jp/rules/account
Dailymotion Fetches thumbnail images and video titles via the Dailymotion public API.
No personal user data is transmitted; only the video ID is used.
Terms of service: https://www.dailymotion.com/legal/terms
Privacy policy: https://www.dailymotion.com/legal/privacy
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tobidase Swipe LightBox?
Tobidase Swipe LightBox is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by SatoruHatano.