Bulk Classic to Block vs Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

Bulk Classic to Block is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to help you seamlessly migrate from the Classic Editor to the Gutenberg Block Editor. If you’ve upgraded to WordPress 5.0+ and have existing content created with the Classic Editor, this plugin automates the conversion process, saving you hours of manual work. The Problem: When you upgrade to WordPress 5.0+, all your existing Classic Editor content gets wrapped in a “Classic” block. To properly convert this content to individual Gutenberg blocks, you would normally need to edit each post manually and click “Convert to Blocks” – a tedious process if you have hundreds or thousands of posts. The Solution: Bulk Classic to Block automates this entire process. It scans your entire site, identifies all classic editor content, and allows you to convert everything to proper Gutenberg blocks with just a few clicks. Key Features: * Universal Post Type Support – Works with posts, pages, and all custom post types * Smart Scanning – Automatically detects classic editor content across your entire site * Flexible Conversion – Convert all content at once or select specific posts to convert * Post Type Filtering – Filter and convert by specific post types (posts, pages, or custom types) * Status Filtering – Filter by post status (published, draft, scheduled, private) * Individual Control – Convert posts one at a time or use bulk actions * Automatic Indexing – New content is automatically indexed as you create it * Safe & Efficient – Uses WordPress core APIs for reliable conversion How It Works: 1. Scan – The plugin scans your content to identify posts created with the Classic Editor 2. Review – View a detailed list of all posts that need conversion, organized by post type 3. Convert – Choose to convert all posts at once, or select specific posts using checkboxes 4. Done – Your classic content is now properly structured as Gutenberg blocks Perfect For: * Sites migrating from Classic Editor to Gutenberg * Users with large amounts of existing content * Developers managing multiple sites * Anyone who wants to modernize their content structure Important: The conversion process is irreversible. Always create a full backup of your site before converting content. We recommend testing on a staging site first.

This WordPress Plugin adds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. It detects if a post contains a Gallery or Image Block and then loads & initialize baguetteBox.js, a pure JavaScript Lightbox script without any dependencies and a modern minimal look. There is no lock in effect. It does not add a new Block Editor/Gutenberg Block and relies solo on the standard WordPress Gallery and Image Block. You can deactivate this plugin at any time and your Gallery and Image Blocks will work as they’ve done before. Just without the lightbox. Just one important thing to remember: You always have to select Link → Link to image file or Link images to media file (see screenshots below) for all of your Image & Gallery Blocks to work properly. If you choose None or Link to attachment page it will not work. But that’s fine if you don’t want the Lightbox for a specific Image or Gallery. Take a look at the YouTube video from Jakson where he reviews this plugin: Features Here are the features of baguetteBox.js: Written in pure JavaScript No dependencies (e.g. jQuery) Image captions support Responsive Supports swipe gestures Around 13 KB, 7 KB gzipped Works with Gallery Block (Default Block) Image Block (Default Block) Media and Text Block (Default Block) Gallery (Default Classic Editor Gallery) CoBlocks Gallery Collage / Masonry / Offset / Stacked Meow Gallery (+ Gallery Block) Don’t forget to select Link to → Media File for all of your Galleries & Images to work properly. Notice: At the moment, just Blocks inside a post are supported. Not Blocks in a Widget. You can make it work but have to enqueue the necessary style & script yourself. See FAQ –> How to enqueue the necessary assets (script & style) for blocks outside of posts or for block types that are not supported by default?