jQuery Lightbox Evolution

Examples

By aeroalquimia

If you have any question that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to join the discussion or email me via my user page contact form. Thanks so much!

Images Back to top

Single Image

<a href="assets/1.jpg" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m1.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/2.jpg" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m2.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/7.jpg" title="Image Description" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m7.jpg" alt=""/></a>

Image Gallery

Galleries are created from elements who have the same "rel" tag.

<a href="assets/5.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="group1"><img src="assets/m5.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/9.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="group1"><img src="assets/m9.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/6.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="group1" title="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..."><img src="assets/m6.jpg" alt=""/></a>

Big Images

Big images are resized to be completely visible

<a href="assets/4.jpg" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m4.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/8.jpg" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m8.jpg" alt=""/></a>

Advanced Examples

Force Size

<a href="assets/3.jpg?lightbox[width]=400&lightbox[height]=200" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m3.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/6.jpg?lightbox[width]=300&lightbox[height]=200" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m6.jpg" alt=""/></a>

Disable AutoResize

<a href="assets/9.jpg?lightbox[autoresize]=false" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m9.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/4.jpg?lightbox[autoresize]=false" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m4.jpg" alt=""/></a>

Open in Modal

Toggle if clicking the overlay shouldn't close Lightbox.

<a href="assets/5.jpg?lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m5.jpg" alt=""/></a>

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Open LoremIpsum | Open LoremIpsum with fixed size (524x178)

<a href="#loremipsum" class="lightbox">Open LoremIpsum</a>
<a href="?lightbox[width]=524&lightbox[height]=178#loremipsum" class="lightbox">Open LoremIpsum with fixed size (500x250)</a>

Ajax

Open Ajax with fixed size (350x170) | Open Video in Modal

<a href="examples/ajax-html.html?lightbox[width]=350&lightbox[height]=170" class="lightbox">Open Ajax with fixed size (350x170)</a>
<a href="examples/ajax-video.html?lightbox[width]=610&lightbox[height]=360&lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox">Open Video in Modal</a>

Flash / SWF

<a href="http://www.adobe.com/jp/events/cs3_web_edition_tour/swfs/perform.swf" class="lightbox">flash</a>

Iframe

Open Google | Open Localhost Iframe

<a href="http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=nw&lightbox[iframe]=true&lightbox[width]=770&lightbox[height]=460" class="lightbox">Open Google</a>
<a href="examples/iframe-html.html?lightbox[width]=350&lightbox[height]=170" class="lightbox">Open Localhost Iframe</a>

Advanced Examples

Open flash in fixed size

<a href="http://www.adobe.com/jp/events/cs3_web_edition_tour/swfs/perform.swf?lightbox[width]=700&lightbox[height]=400" class="lightbox">flash</a>

Ajax with button to close the lightbox

Software license agreement

<a href="examples/ajax-license.html?lightbox[width]=450&lightbox[height]=300&lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox">Software license agreement</a>

Videos Back to top

Simple Usage

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f-MYl-HzNw" class="lightbox">youtube</a>
<a href="http://vimeo.com/13240711" class="lightbox"><img src="assets/m13.jpg" alt=""/>vimeo</a>
<a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-nn096G5jek0/coldplay_speed_of_sound_acoustic/" class="lightbox">metacafe</a>
<a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x53dvz_fragma-toca-s-miracle-2008_music" class="lightbox">dailymotion</a>
<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8618166999532839788" class="lightbox">google video</a>

Advanced Examples

Open video in fixed size and modal

<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1299927595688205543&lightbox[width]=610&lightbox[height]=360" class="lightbox">google video</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq0j2Ot1NHo&lightbox[width]=610&lightbox[height]=360&lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox">youtube</a>

Maps Back to top

Simple Usage

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<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=+paris+eiffel&ie=UTF8&hq=eiffel&hnear=Paris,+Ile-de-France,+France&ll=48.855708,2.300434&spn=0.013243,0.042272&z=15&lightbox[width]=610&lightbox[height]=360" class="lightbox">Google Maps</a>
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=+paris+eiffel&ie=UTF8&hq=eiffel&hnear=Paris,+Ile-de-France,+France&ll=48.856075,2.312021&spn=0.02626,0.084543&z=14&layer=c&cbll=48.85738,2.294552&panoid=CpyaiHG57nbMr8YogDfa0Q&cbp=12,34.51,,0,-2.58&lightbox[width]=610&lightbox[height]=360" class="lightbox">Street View</a>
<a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=41.89774457054518~12.471384108066559&lvl=15&sty=r&where1=Rome%2C%20Laz.%2C%20Italy&lightbox[width]=610&lightbox[height]=360" class="lightbox">Bing Maps</a>

Advanced Examples Back to top

Custom Buttons

<style type="text/css">
  .jquery-lightbox-buttons .jquery-lightbox-button-openurl
  {
    background: url(assets/lightbox-new-window.png) no-repeat left top;
    width:30px;
    height:39px;
    float:left;
    display:inline;
    padding:0;
  }

  .jquery-lightbox-buttons .jquery-lightbox-button-openurl:hover
  {
    background: url(assets/lightbox-new-window.png) no-repeat right top;
  }
</style>

<script type="text/javascript">
  $(document).ready(function(){

    $("a.customlightbox").lightbox({
      buttons: [
        {
          'class'     : 'jquery-lightbox-button-openurl',
          'html'      : '<span>open in new window</span>',
          'callback'  : function(url, object) {
            window.location.href = url;
          }
        }
      ]
    });

  });
</script>

<a href="assets/1.jpg" class="customlightbox"><img src="assets/m1.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/7.jpg" class="customlightbox"><img src="assets/m7.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/9.jpg" class="customlightbox" rel="group2"><img src="assets/m9.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/6.jpg" class="customlightbox" rel="group2"><img src="assets/m6.jpg" alt=""/></a>

Custom Buttons - ThemeForest example

<style type="text/css">
  .jquery-lightbox-buttons .button-themeforest
  {
    font-size:12px;
    font-weight:bold;
    text-decoration:none;
  }

  .jquery-lightbox-buttons .button-themeforest:hover
  {
    text-decoration:underline;
  }
</style>

<script type="text/javascript">
  $(document).ready(function(){
    $("a.themeforest").lightbox({
      buttons: [
        {
          'class'     : 'button-themeforest',
          'html'      : 'Live Preview',
          'callback'  : function(url, object, anchor) {
            title = $(anchor).attr('alt').split('|');
            window.location.href = title[0];
          }
        },
        {
          'class'     : 'button-themeforest',
          'html'      : 'Buy this theme',
          'callback'  : function(url, object, anchor) {
            title = $(anchor).attr('alt').split('|');
            window.location.href = title[1];
          }
        }
      ]
    });
  });
</script>

<a href="assets/17.jpg" class="themeforest" rel="group3" alt="http://themeforest.net/item/freshface-html-css/full_screen_preview/109603|http://themeforest.net/item/freshface-html-css/109603"><img src="assets/m17.jpg" alt=""/></a>
<a href="assets/18.jpg" class="themeforest" rel="group3" alt="http://themeforest.net/item/perfect-box-wordpress/full_screen_preview/101974|http://themeforest.net/item/perfect-box-wordpress/101974"><img src="assets/m18.jpg" alt=""/></a>

Shake effect

Shake Effect

<a href="examples/ajax-html.html?lightbox[width]=350&lightbox[height]=170" class="lightbox">Shake Effect</a>

Login Box

<a href="examples/ajax-login.html?lightbox[width]=396&lightbox[height]=120&lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox">Login Box</a>

Open Lightbox via Javascript

<input type="submit" class="button" id="lbsingle" value="Open single image"/>
<input type="submit" class="button" id="lbgallery" value="Open gallery"/>

<script type="text/javascript">
  $(document).ready(function(){
  
    $("#lbsingle").click(function(ev) {
      $.lightbox("assets/4.jpg", {
        'width'       : 610,
        'height'      : 458,
        'autoresize'  : false
      });
      ev.preventDefault();
    });

    $("#lbgallery").click(function(ev) {
      $.lightbox(["assets/4.jpg", "assets/3.jpg", "assets/6.jpg"]);
      ev.preventDefault();
    });

  });
</script>

Events

$("#lbevents").click(function(ev) {

  $.lightbox("assets/2.jpg", {'modal': true}, function() {
    $("#console").append("<p>'callback' function fired.</p>");
  });

  ev.preventDefault();
});

console:

Events fired:

Frequently Asked Questions Back to top

Can I use this script on my client's website?
Yes. Your license includes the rights to use the script on any one website at a time. If you'd like to use the script as part of a service, please consider purchasing an Extended License.
Can I make modifications to this script?
Feel free to make any modifications you need. Also feel free to blog about it and show your friends, but please do not redistribute the script with your changes.
Why the script doesn't work?
Make sure you don't have multiple versions of jquery in your page. Look at the source view in your browser to see what jscripts you are loading.

For example:
```
<script src="crazy_path/jquery.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
...
<script src="crazy_path/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
...
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
```
jquery.js and jquery.min.js are the same script. Delete the last one if you can. Keep only one.
The shadow overlay doesn't stretch to cover full browser window.
Remove the default margin and padding from the body tag. Add body{ margin: 0; padding: 0; } to your stylesheet.
How to automatically start Lightbox on page load?
Simply add the following code:

<script type="text/javascript">
  $(document).ready(function(){
  
    $.lightbox("image.jpg");

  });
</script>

Why Flash objects appear through overlay?

By default Flash will overlay any HTML content. This can be prevented by setting the 'wmode' param and embed attribute to 'transparent'.

For more information from Adobe Support

AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase', 'http...', 'pluginspage', 'http...',  'wmode', 'transparent', 'width', '99', 'height', '99', 'src', 'images/home', 'quality', 'high' );

var so = new SWFObject("home.swf", "home", "99", "99", "9", "#222222");
so.addParam("allowfullscreen", "true");
so.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");
so.addParam("wmode","transparent");

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http..." width="999" height="999">
  <param name="movie"   value="images/home.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="wmode"   value="transparent" />
  <embed src="images/home.swf" wmode="transparent" width="999" height="999" quality="high" pluginspage="http..." type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>
</object>

Lightbox is positioned incorrectly or behaving strangely in Internet Explorer
This is likely a doctype issue. This plugin requires a valid doctype and rendering in quirks mode is not supported. Make sure you are using the full doctype declaration to insure rendering in standards mode.

This abbreviated doctype renders the document in quirks mode for Internet Explorer:
```
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
```
The doctype with URI renders in standards mode for all browsers:
```
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
```
How can I open Lightbox from inside a Flash movie?
In your Flash movie you need to use getURL to call your custom callback function, like so:
```
getURL("javascript:$.lightbox('image.jpg')");
```
How can I open Lightbox in parent window from inside an iframe?
First thing you need to do is install the script in your parent window, but don't initialize it. Don't use $(document).ready, instead, add the code below:
```
<script type="text/javascript">
  function frameload(iframe) {
    var doc = iframe.contentWindow || iframe.contentDocument;
    if (doc.document) { doc = doc.document; };
    
    $('.lightbox', doc.body).lightbox();
  };
</script>
```
Insert onload="frameload(this);" in your iframe markup.
```
<iframe src="iframe_child.html" onload="frameload(this);" width="500" height="500"></iframe>     
```
When you click an image in the child page, the lightbox will be displayed in your parent page. Remember to remove the script in your child page to avoid any problem.
Any plans for making it available for Wordpress?
Yes. Subscribe to RSS to stay updated.

Support Notes Back to top

To be able to help solve a problem quickly, please read the entries below. I'll do my best to assist you. I provide a full range of Support except:

I don't (and can't) support the 3rd-party code (i.e. external plugins, javascripts, flash players, etc.) In such cases you shall have to contact the authors.
I don't support errors provoked by the strong modification of the original packages.
I don't customize the packages in personal way.
If you sure that your improvement ideas will be helpful to others, please don't hesitate to share it with me. Most likely that it will became a free package update.

If you have a more general question relating to scripts on CodeCanyon, you might consider visiting the forums and asking your question in the "Item Discussion" section. Once again, thank you so much for purchasing this plugin.

aeroalquimia (Eduardo Daniel Sada)
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jul 2010

jQuery Lightbox Evolution

Examples

By aeroalquimia

Table of Contents

Images

HTML

Videos

Maps

Advanced Examples

Frequently Asked Questions

Support Notes

Images Back to top

Single Image

Image Gallery

Big Images

Advanced Examples

Force Size

Disable AutoResize

Open in Modal

HTML Back to top

Inline Content

Ajax

Flash / SWF

Iframe

Advanced Examples

Open flash in fixed size

Ajax with button to close the lightbox

Videos Back to top

Simple Usage

Advanced Examples

Open video in fixed size and modal

Maps Back to top

Simple Usage

Advanced Examples Back to top

Custom Buttons

Custom Buttons - ThemeForest example

Shake effect

Login Box

Open Lightbox via Javascript

Events

Frequently Asked Questions Back to top

Support Notes Back to top