Description

EverlightBox has a very social attitude: users can comment the image they’re currently seeing.

EverlightBox is a very fast and safe lightbox for WordPress. It can be used with WordPress galleries like:

WordPress native galleries
Final Tiles Gallery
PhotoBlocks Grid Gallery

and any linked image. You can even activate it using custom CSS selectors, so it’s virtually compatible with every gallery plugin.

EverlightBox is also a perfect solution for mobile devices, it supports swipe gestures so users are able to browse your images in a more natural way.

All users are welcome to propose new features, enhancements and bug fixes.

Screenshots

Mobile view with social networks enabled
Commenting a photo on a mobile phone
Commenting a photo on a desktop
Sharing an image on Pinterest
Image with caption
Sharing an image on Facebook
"White splash" theme

Installation

For automatic installation:

The simplest way to install is to click on ‘Plugins’ then ‘Add’ and type ‘EverlightBox’ in the search field.

For manual installation 1:

Login to your website and go to the Plugins section of your admin panel.
Click the Add New button.
Under Install Plugins, click the Upload link.
Select the plugin zip file (everlightbox.zip) from your computer then click the Install Now button.
You should see a message stating that the plugin was installed successfully.
Click the Activate Plugin link.

For manual installation 2:

You should have access to the server where WordPress is installed. If you don’t, see your system administrator.
Copy the plugin zip file (everlightbox.zip) up to your server and unzip it somewhere on the file system.
Copy the “everlightbox” folder into the /wp-content/plugins directory of your WordPress installation.
Login to your website and go to the Plugins section of your admin panel.
Look for “EverlightBox” and click Activate.

FAQ

Does it work with WordPress native galleries?: Yes, sure!
Is it compatible with mobile devices like iPhone, iPad, Samsung, and other phones?: Yes it is. You can even use swipe gestures to browse all the images.
Can I show a video inside EverlightBox?: Yes sure! EverlightBox natively supports YouTube and Vimeo.
Can I share the image I’m currently viewing?: Yes, you can do it when you share the image on Facebook, Pinterest and Houzz. The other social networks doesn’t have this feature.
How do activate EverlightBox with Final Tiles Gallery or Modula Gallery?: Final Tiles Gallery and Modula Gallery have a native support to EverlightBox so you only need to select “EverlightBox” from the lightbox menu.
How do activate EverlightBox with NextGen gallery?: You’ll need to disable the default lightbox. Go to Gallery > Other options > Lightbox effects and set “What effect would you like to use?” to “None”
How do activate EverlightBox with Envira gallery?: You’ll need to disable the default lightbox. Go to your gallery settings, click the “Lightbox” panel and uncheck the “Enable Lightbox?” option.
How do activate EverlightBox with FooGallery?: Just install EverlightBox and don’t activate a FooGallery lightbox.

Reviews

MEMT-NETWORK January 21, 2022

I've tested dozen of lightboxes, but this one is fast, responsive and free with a very clean and modern layout! Thank you for keeping this one free!

dimal January 16, 2022

Some features advertized DO not exist and my support post was directed to a github repo, that hasn't been updated for 2 years. Looks like abandonware.

jovi0815 March 5, 2021

facebook tracker are a no go. For European users is this a problem, the plugin is not DSGVO conform and a warning from the lawyer is expensive 🙁 Good job 🙂 Maybe it was a misunderstanding, whatever, now it is perfect. A fast and beautiful lightbox. Thanks for the support and "removing" the tracker message! LG jovi

harterharry November 6, 2018

Installs trackers. highly intrusive plugin, violates European DSGVO => DO NOT Install!

masterig09 July 21, 2018

Thanks Guys for really simple solution and beautiful tool.! you saved my day! Please add more social sharing platforms....Youtube, VK, etc...

ws24 May 7, 2018

A nice looking lightbox plugin, however the social media link in the lightbox (Pinterest) doesn't work on tablet and smartphone.

Read all 37 reviews

Contributors & Developers

“Lightbox – EverlightBox Gallery” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

“Lightbox – EverlightBox Gallery” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

Translate “Lightbox – EverlightBox Gallery” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

1.1.18 – 08.03.2022

Changed: Update Freemius SDK

1.1.17 – 07.01.2022

Added: Sanitization and escapes

1.1.16 – 04.03.2021

Fixed: Warn user about facebook tracker – https://github.com/WPChill/EverlightBox/issues/20
Changed: Default for Facebook comments is off
Changed: Default for Remove Facebook scripts is on

1.1.15

[FIX] Undefined index
[FIX] Multiple selectors for images fix
[FIX] Sometimes missing icons font

1.1.14

[Fix] Fixed WP 5.6 compatibility update
[Fix] Undefined src error fix

1.1.13

[Fix] Fixed WP 5.6 compatibility

1.1.12

Update Freemius framework
[Enhancement] Extend gutenberg gallery block so galleries can be groupped
[Enhancement] Extend everlightbox gallery grouping functionality

1.1.9

[Fix] Fixed Pinterest and Facebook social sharing

1.1.8

[Fix] Fixed social sharing

1.1.7

[Fix] Fixed social sharing
[Enhancement] Improved UI on mobile devices

1.1.6

[Enhancement] Compatibility with last version of JetPack’s tiles galleries

1.1.5

[Enhancement] Compatibility with last version of JetPack’s tiles galleries

1.1.4

[Fix] Fixed issues with PHP 7.2

1.1.3.2

Minor fixes

1.1.3.1

(Flushing publishment on wp.org)

1.1.3

[Enhancement] Welcome page

1.1.2

[Fix] Bug fix

1.1.1

Added Freemius

1.0.25

[Fix] Fixed “Custom selector” option

1.0.24

[Fix] Supressed notice when disabling Facebook comments

1.0.23

[Add] Facebook custom App ID

1.0.22

[Add] Support for FooGallery title

1.0.21

[Fix] Fullscreen on mobile (yet once!)

1.0.20

[Fix] Fullscreen on mobile
[Add] New add-ons in settings panel

1.0.19

[Fix] Committed all changed files in 1.0.18

1.0.18

[Fix] Fullscreen on mobile

1.0.17

Addons tab in admin panel

1.0.16

[Add] Wider support for captions

1.0.15

[Fix] Minor CSS fix

1.0.14

[Add] Remove button background option
[Add] Icon size option
[Add] Replaced loading gif
[Fix] CSS fix for image overlapping buttons (provided by @moxymore)

1.0.13

[Add] Exit from fullscreen view
[Fix] Fixed not clickable anchored buttons

1.0.12

[Add] Don’t include Facebook script option

1.0.11

[Fix] Fixed support for WordPress native linked images with captions

1.0.10

[Add] New layout: buttons anchored to edges
[Add] Facebook comment count

1.0.9

[Fix] Images with query string are now correctly parsed

1.0.8

[Add] Fullscreen button

1.0.7

[Fix] Fixed download button after last update

1.0.6

[Add] Facebook like button

1.0.5

[Add] Close lightbox by clicking background

1.0.4

[Meta] Added new question to FAQs in README.txt

1.0.3

[Fix] Changed trigger event for mobile devices

1.0.2

[Fix] Lost settings after page refresh

1.0.1

When available, use data-title instead of title attribute to get the image caption

1.0

First release!

Probably the best lightbox

Abandonware

good plugin, BUT facebook tracker installed

Installs Facebook tracker, etc.

If I could I would give you 10Star!

Social media links don’t work on mobile devices