Lightbox

The Widgetkit Lightbox allows you to view images, HTML and multi-media content on a dark dimmed overlay without having to leave the current page.

Features

  • Display images, videos, HTML, Iframes, Ajax requests and SWF
  • Supports YouTube, Vimeo, MP4 (h.264), WebM and FLV movies
  • Group lightboxes and mix different content types
  • Responsive design to fit all device resolutions
  • Load other widgets in lightbox
  • 3 different opening and closing transitions
  • 4 different caption styles
  • Keyboard and mouse scroll wheel navigation
  • Build on the latest jQuery version
  • Works with Joomla and WordPress

Examples

Different animations – fade, elastic and none

Lightbox Image
Lightbox Image
Lightbox Image

Different title positions – float, inside and over

Lightbox Image
Lightbox Image
Lightbox Image

Various examples in one gallery (try also using the keyboard and mouse scroll wheel)

Load Widgets In A Lightbox

Use #wk-ID to load widgets like slideshows or galleries in a lightbox. For example: Widgetkit Slideshow

<a data-lightbox="width:600;height:300;" href="#wk-10">Lightbox</a>

How To Use

Use the HTML5 custom data attribute data-lightbox to activate the lightbox. You can set various lightbox parameters to the data attribute. For example:

<a data-lightbox="width:1000;height:600;" href="http://www.wikipedia.org">Lightbox</a>

Here is a list of the most common parameters:

  • titlePosition – How should the title show up? (float, outside, inside or over)
  • transitionIn – Set a opening transition. (fade, elastic, or none)
  • transitionOut – Set a closing transition (fade, elastic, or none)
  • overlayShow – Set to true or false
  • scrolling – Set to yes or no
  • width – Set a width in pixel
  • height – Set a height in pixel
  • padding – Set a padding in pixel