jQuery Lightbox Evolution
Examples
By aeroalquimia
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Table of Contents
Images
HTML
Advanced Examples
Frequently Asked Questions
Support Notes
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>
HTML Back to top
Inline Content
id="loremipsum" Nullam varius congue fringilla. Curabitur auctor dapibus molestie. Cras malesuada vestibulum lectus, vel ullamcorper nibh tempus lobortis. Donec ipsum magna, malesuada et fringilla eget, placerat ut arcu. Donec aliquet, mauris ut pellentesque tincidunt, massa dolor tempor urna, ac interdum massa nisl id tellus. Maecenas eu nunc varius lorem porttitor faucibus. Suspendisse potenti. Donec ullamcorper vehicula pretium. In aliquam adipiscing mi, rhoncus eleifend felis auctor eu. Aenean et mi vitae ante ultricies pulvinar a vel neque.
Open LoremIpsum | Open LoremIpsum with fixed size (700x200)
<a href="#loremipsum" class="lightbox">Open LoremIpsum</a> <a href="?lightbox[width]=700&lightbox[height]=200#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]=835&lightbox[height]=505&lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox">Open Video in Modal</a>
SWF / Flash / Videos
<a href="http://www.adobe.com/jp/events/cs3_web_edition_tour/swfs/perform.swf" class="lightbox">flash</a> <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 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>
Open video in fixed size and modal
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq0j2Ot1NHo?lightbox[width]=855&lightbox[height]=512&lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox">youtube</a> <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1299927595688205543&lightbox[width]=855&lightbox[height]=512&lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox">google video</a>
Ajax with button to close the lightbox
<a href="examples/ajax-license.html?lightbox[width]=450&lightbox[height]=300&lightbox[modal]=true" class="lightbox">Software license agreement</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
<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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How to automatically start Lightbox on page load?
Simply add the following code:
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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
- 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')"); - Any plans for making it available for Wordpress?
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$.lightbox("image.jpg");
});
</script>
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">
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