Firelight Lightbox
NEWS: Easy Fancybox is now Firelight Lightbox. Read about it here. Firelight Lightbox is the most popular lighbox plugin for WordPress, active on over 200,000 WordPress installations. It adds a lightweight and flexible lightbox for viewing images, video, and other media on your website. After activation, links to images, galleries, videos, pdfs, maps, modals, etc, will open in a lightbox. Settings will be under ‘Lightbox’ on your main admin menu. QUICK LIGHTBOX DEMOS Demos for images, videos, PDFs, maps, and modals/popups: Free Lightbox Demo Pro Lightbox Demo – Light Theme Pro Lightbox Demo – Dark Theme FREE LIGHTBOX FEATURES – Automatic detection of images – Automatic detection of galleries – Customize options for Lightbox appearance, style, and behavior – Opens all common image formats including webp and svg – Opens WordPress core galleries – Opens videos from Youtube, Vimeo, and Dailmotion – Opens PDF files (embed with object tag, iframe, external Google Docs Viewer) – Opens NextGEN galleries (instructions) – Opens content from external web pages (instructions) – Create easy modals and popup boxes (instructions) – Open image maps (instructions) – Open lightbox from WordPress menu items (instructions) – Support for Jetpack Infinite Scroll – Support for WordPress Multsite (see Installation instructions) Links: -> Demos -> Docs -> Free Support PRO LIGHTBOX FEATURES Firelight Lightbox Pro is an extension for this lightbox plugin that offers: – Dozens of Pro features for free lightboxes (Fancybox Legacy, Classic, V2) – Priority support direct from developers – New and Powerful Pro Lighbox based on Fancybox 5, including: – Beautiful, modern full-browser and full-screen ligthbox – 100+ customizations options – Thumbnails within the lightbox – Social sharing for images – Link direct to images in the lightbox – “Download image” button – Toolbar with controls for thumbnails, social sharing, zoom, slideshow, etc – Open videos – Open PDFs – Open popups – Open inline content and iframes – Open Google maps – NextGEN Gallery integration – Elementor integration – Perfect on mobile devices – Optimized lightbox speed -> VIEW PRO LIGHTBOX DEMOS -> GET PRO SUPPORT GDPR / EU Privacy This plugin does not collect any data or set any browser cookies. The PRO version offers an option to disable the automatic popup after the first visit, which needs a browser cookie. This cookie stores the visitors first website visit timestamp and path on the client side. It is not shared nor is any data stored server side or elsewhere. Contribute If you’re happy with this plugin, please consider writing a quick rating, helping others in the forum, or translating. Known conflicts & issues See Firelight Lightbox Troubleshooting.
FolioBlocks
Native Gallery Blocks for WordPress FolioBlocks is a native WordPress gallery plugin for photographers, creatives, agencies, and visual businesses who want polished image and video galleries directly inside the Block Editor. Create Grid, Masonry, Justified, Carousel, Filmstrip, Modular, Video, and Proofing galleries using familiar Gutenberg controls. Add lightboxes, hover effects & overlays, private client proofing, watermark protection, filtering, downloads, WooCommerce product links, EXIF data, and social sharing without shortcodes or a separate gallery manager. The free version includes the core gallery and media blocks. FolioBlocks Pro unlocks advanced creative, client, and commerce features, including Modular Gallery, private Proofing galleries, gallery filtering, WooCommerce integration, image downloads, lazy loading, watermark overlays, List View thumbnails, and more. Included Blocks Background Video Block – Add an autoplaying, responsive background video with overlay content on top Before & After Block – Compare two images with an interactive slider Loupe Block – Highlight fine details with an elegant magnifying zoom effect Carousel Gallery Block – Smooth, swipe-friendly horizontal image slider Filmstrip Gallery Block – Scroll through large images with thumbnail navigation below Grid Gallery Block – Classic evenly-spaced grid layout Image Block – Display a single image with lightbox, hover overlay, optional downloads, and WooCommerce linking Justified Gallery Block – Professional row-based gallery with balanced heights Masonry Gallery Block – Pinterest-style vertical gallery layout Modular Gallery Block (Pro Only) – Build custom, magazine-style image layouts with support for nested rows and image stacks Proofing Gallery Block (Business & Agency Plans Only) – Let clients review private galleries, save progress, submit selections, flag favorites, and leave comments Video Block – Display a single video with custom thumbnail, lightbox playback, captions, and optional WooCommerce linking Video Gallery Block – Showcase YouTube, Vimeo, or self-hosted videos, with Pro support for Bunny.net Stream, Cloudflare Stream, DailyMotion, Livid, Loom, VideoPress, and Wistia Core Gallery Features Fully responsive layouts for desktop, tablet, and mobile Built-in lightbox support Caption support and accessibility-friendly interactions Drag-and-drop image ordering 100% native Gutenberg block editing with no shortcodes and no separate gallery manager Pro Features Private client proofing galleries with password protection, Grid, Justified, and Masonry layouts, Save & Continue, final submission, and admin session reports Watermark overlays for gallery images and lightbox views Social sharing controls for lightboxes and hover overlays Lightbox image counters and zoom controls with cursor or trackpad panning Advanced Pro video provider support for Bunny.net Stream, Cloudflare Stream, DailyMotion, Livid, Loom, VideoPress, and Wistia Global Page/Post media defaults for lazy loading, right-click protection, and drag-to-save protection on newly added compatible FolioBlocks content, with per-Page/Post overrides Block transforms to convert galleries and supported media blocks in one click Custom image click actions for media files, custom URLs, Page/Post links, downloads, lightbox, and WooCommerce products Per-image click and hover overrides inside galleries Gallery image filtering with per-image category assignment WooCommerce product integration for images and videos Download full-resolution images Randomize image order Seamless looping for Carousel Gallery Disable right-click & image dragging content protection Lazy load images for faster performance Hover effects, gradient overlays, overlay entrances, and typography controls EXIF metadata display in lightboxes and hover overlays Light and Dark lightbox appearances, fullscreen viewing, swipe navigation, image counters, zoom, and combined title, caption, and EXIF layouts Proofing workflow tools including hearts, color flags, comments, proofing filters, admin status badges, PDF-friendly reports, and optional admin email notifications Password protection controls for Posts and Pages Responsive desktop, tablet, and mobile gallery gaps List View thumbnails for easier gallery reordering Advanced gallery styling controls for borders, shadows, radius, filter bars, icons, and overlays Why FolioBlocks? FolioBlocks is built for users who want fast, native, block-based galleries without the complexity of third-party gallery builders or shortcode-based plugins. If you want a clean way to display photography, client work, products, portfolios, or case studies, FolioBlocks gives you those tools directly inside the editor. Source Code Public repository: https://github.com/folioblocks/folioblocks
