Clickable Featured Image vs Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

Clickable Featured Image fixes a common WordPress problem: featured images often look clickable, but nothing happens when visitors click them. Activate the plugin and featured images become useful links: On single posts and pages, featured images link to the full-size image file by default, which works well with common lightbox plugins. If the image already displays the full-size file, the plugin leaves it unlinked instead of opening the same image again. On archive pages, category pages, search results, and Query Loop blocks, featured images link to the post by default. If a theme or block already links the featured image, the plugin leaves it alone to avoid duplicate links. The default setup is still zero configuration, but version 1.1.0 adds a small Settings screen for sites that need more control. Features Make post featured images clickable Link single-post featured images to the full-size image file Skip pointless same-image links when the displayed single featured image is already the full-size image Link archive and Query Loop featured images to the post permalink Optional attachment-page or no-link behavior on single posts Optional no-link behavior on archives Enable only the post types you want Works with the core Featured Image block and Query Loop block Tested with GeneratePress, Twenty Twenty-Four, and common lightbox workflows Lightweight: no front-end JavaScript unless Meow/Lightbox compatibility is needed When to use it Use this plugin when: Your blog archive thumbnails should link to posts. Your single-post featured image should open in a lightbox. Your theme displays featured images but does not make them clickable. You want a small plugin instead of a full gallery or lightbox suite. Settings Go to Settings > Clickable Featured Image. Available settings: Single posts and pages: full-size image file, attachment page, or do not link. Archives and query loops: post permalink or do not link. Post types: choose which public post types with featured image support should be affected. Defaults match the original plugin behavior: single posts link to the full-size image and archive images link to the post.

This plugin integrates PhotoSwipe to WordPress. All linked images in a post or page will be displayed using PhotoSwipe, regardless if they are part of a gallery or single images. More about the original version of PhotoSwipe see here: http://photoswipe.com You can also display EXIF data from supported image types. As of version 4.0.0 this plugin requires at least WordPress 5.3 and PHP 7.0. Older PHP version will cause problems. In this case you have to upgrade your PHP version or ask your hoster to do so. Please note that WordPress itself also recommends at least PHP 7.4 – see https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/. Please keep in mind: not the visible thumbnail is relevant, but only the image link. Images should always be linked to the file and not to the attachment page. Since version 5.6.1 there is an option to fix attachment links which can be enabled if needed – however this may slow down your website since then all links on a page will be checked if they are attachment links.