Title: Lightbox &amp; Modal Popup WordPress Plugin &#8211; FooBox
Author: FooPlugins
Published: <strong>April 8, 2014</strong>
Last modified: July 22, 2026

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# Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox

 By [FooPlugins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fooplugins/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/foobox-image-lightbox.2.8.4.zip)

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 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/foobox-image-lightbox/)

## Description

FooBox adds a lightbox to your WordPress site, so images are loaded in a modal or
popup instead of redirecting your visitors away from your site.

Some people often refer to a lightbox as an “Image Zoom” effect. It’s really just
a modal overlay or popup that showcases your images.

FooBox was the first lightbox to take responsive layout seriously. Not only does
it scale images to look better on phones, but it rearranges it’s button controls
to look great in both portrait or landscape orientation.

Add a modal popup to your website images with no setup. FooBox will automatically
add modals to WordPress galleries, WordPress images with captions, and attachment
images.

**NEW: Auto Link Existing Images**

Have older posts with images that do not open in FooBox? That is probably because
those images were inserted without linking to the full-size media file.
 Enable 
Auto Link Existing Images and FooBox will automatically wrap unlinked WordPress 
attachment images on the frontend, so visitors can open them in the lightbox without
you editing old content.

Works with most image gallery plugins, but works best with our [FooGallery Gallery WordPress Plugin](https://fooplugins.com/foogallery-wordpress-gallery-plugin/).

**FULL GUTENBERG SUPPORT**

FooBox adds native block-editor controls to core Button, Image, Gallery, and Group
blocks:

 * Image blocks support media linking, captions, style, theme, gallery grouping,
   maximum dimensions, large-image panning, and opening effects in FooBox Pro.
 * Gallery blocks share style, theme, modern gallery grouping, and FooBox Pro opening
   effects with their child Image blocks.
 * Button blocks can open images and auto-detected image URLs. FooBox Pro adds video,
   iframe, and hidden HTML targets, plus video-poster controls.
 * Group blocks can become hidden inline content that a FooBox Pro Button opens 
   in a modal.
 * An opt-in compatibility setting lets FooBox take over Image and Gallery blocks
   using WordPress’s own “Open in lightbox” option.

FooBox Pro is required for HTML, iframe, and video content handlers and for all 
opening effects. These controls remain available in the block editor so content 
can be configured before upgrading without being rebuilt.

**FooBox Image Lightbox Features:**

 * Responsive lightbox design
 * Modern lightbox design
 * Zero configuration!
 * Works with WordPress galleries
 * Works with WordPress captioned images
 * Auto links older unlinked WordPress attachment images
 * Control when to exclude / include FooBox JS & CSS assets

**Includes a 7-day free trial of FooBox Pro Lightbox!**

You can try the PRO version for free for 7 days.

**[FooBox PRO](https://fooplugins.com/foobox/?utm_source=fooboxfreeplugin&utm_medium=fooboxfreeprolink&utm_campaign=foobox_free_wprepo)
Features:**

 * Social sharing (10+ networks)
 * Video lightbox support
 * HTML lightbox support
 * iFrame support
 * Deeplinking
 * Fullscreen and slideshow modes
 * Glass lightbox theme (including custom color pickers)
 * Metro lightbox theme
 * Flat lightbox theme
 * 5 color schemes, 12 button icons and 11 loader icons
 * 12 animation effects
 * 85+ settings to customize

**[FooBox PRO](https://fooplugins.com/foobox/?utm_source=fooboxfreeplugin&utm_medium=fooboxfreeprolink&utm_campaign=foobox_free_wprepo)
Works With:**

 * [The Best Image Gallery Plugin for WordPress](https://fooplugins.com/foogallery-wordpress-gallery-plugin/)
 * NextGen
 * [Justified Image Grid](https://codecanyon.net/item/justified-image-grid-premium-wordpress-gallery/2594251)
 * Envira Gallery
 * WooCommerce product images (Works with WooCommerce v3+)
 * JetPack Tiled Gallery
 * AutOptimize

Check out the [full feature comparison](https://fooplugins.com/foobox-feature-comparison/?utm_source=fooboxfreeplugin&utm_medium=fooboxcomparelink&utm_campaign=foobox_free_wprepo).

**Complete FooBox Asset Control**

By default, FooBox lightbox includes javascript and stylesheet assets into all your
pages. We do this, because we do not know if the page content contains media or 
not.
 If you want more control over when FooBox assets are included, you can now
exclude the assets by default, by enabling a setting. Then on each page, you can
choose to include them when required. Alternatively, you can leave the setting disabled,
and then choose to exclude the FooBox assets from particular pages. A new metabox
is now available when editing your pages or posts. This new feature was only available
in the PRO version beforehand, but we feel control over your website performance
is something you should not have to pay for. Enjoy!

**Translations**

 * [Serbo-Croatian by Borisa Djuraskovic](https://www.webhostinghub.com/)

### Block Editor Usage

FooBox adds a “FooBox” panel to supported core blocks in the WordPress block editor.
Select a Button, Image, Gallery, or Group block, then open the block inspector sidebar
to configure FooBox for that block.

For a quick reference inside WordPress, open FooBox > Getting Started > Block Editor.
This help tab includes the common Image, Gallery, Button, and hidden-content workflows,
plus a control reference and troubleshooting tips.

#### Images

 1. Add or select an Image block.
 2. Open the FooBox panel and enable FooBox.
 3. Use “Link image to media file” if the image is not already linked to the full media
    file.
 4. Optionally set a style, theme, gallery group, caption title, caption description,
    max size, or large-image panning. Opening effects require FooBox Pro.

#### Galleries

 1. Add or select a Gallery block.
 2. Open the FooBox panel and enable FooBox.
 3. Use “Link gallery images to media files” so each image opens in FooBox.
 4. Set an optional gallery group, style, or theme. FooBox mirrors gallery settings
    to the child Image blocks and groups them without relying on legacy `rel` attributes.
    Opening effects require FooBox Pro.

#### Buttons

 1. Add or select a Button block.
 2. Open the FooBox panel and enable FooBox.
 3. Choose auto-detect or image for image targets. HTML content, iframe, and video 
    targets require FooBox Pro.
 4. Enter a Lightbox URL or target. Use “Select from media library” to choose an image
    or media file and fill the URL automatically.
 5. Optionally set width, height, captions, style, theme, or gallery group. Opening
    effects and video poster images require FooBox Pro.
 6. With FooBox Pro, hidden inline content can point to a target id such as `#demo-
    hidden-form`.

#### Hidden HTML Content (FooBox Pro)

Opening a Group block as hidden inline content requires FooBox Pro.

 1. Add a Group block and build the content inside it using normal blocks.
 2. Select the Group block and enable “Use as hidden FooBox content”.
 3. Set an HTML id or generate one from the FooBox panel.
 4. Leave “Hide on front end” enabled when the content should only appear inside FooBox.
 5. Create a Button block, enable FooBox, set the content type to HTML content, and
    point the Lightbox URL or target field to the Group id.

#### WordPress Lightbox Compatibility

FooBox can take over Image and Gallery blocks that use WordPress’s own “Open in 
lightbox” option. Enable this under FooBox Settings > General > Compatibility > 
WordPress Lightbox. This setting is off by default for upgrade safety.

The Compatibility settings also include “Default Image Link” for setting WordPress’s
default image link behavior and “Auto Link Existing Images” for older attachment
images that were inserted without media-file links.

## Screenshots

[⌊Frontend example⌉⌊Frontend example⌉[

Frontend example

[⌊Phone example⌉⌊Phone example⌉[

Phone example

## Installation

 1. Upload `foobox-free` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. A modal lightbox will automatically be added to your linked images and galleries

## FAQ

### What is a WordPress gallery lightbox?

A WordPress gallery lightbox displays images in a modal overlay above the page when
clicked, allowing visitors to view larger images and navigate through a gallery 
without leaving the page.

### Does WordPress have a built-in lightbox?

Yes. WordPress 6.4+ includes a basic Expand on Click feature for galleries. It provides
a simple overlay but lacks advanced features like navigation controls, styling options,
and social sharing.

### What is FooBox?

FooBox is a WordPress lightbox plugin that adds customizable, responsive overlays
for images, with zero configuration.

### Is FooBox mobile-friendly?

Yes. FooBox supports responsive layouts, swipe gestures, and touch-optimized controls
for mobile and tablet devices.

### Can FooBox be customized?

Yes. FooBox PRO includes themes, color controls, icons, animations, caption display
options, slideshow mode, fullscreen viewing, and deep-linking.

### Does FooBox slow down a website?

No. FooBox is performance-optimized and loads assets only when needed. When combined
with optimized images, it does not negatively impact page speed.

### FooBox is not working. I do not see a lightbox

Make sure your images/galleries are set to Link To the Media File (within Gutenberg).

In the class editor, make sure your images/galleries are linking to the media file.
FooBox scans for images or thumbs that are pointing to the full-size version of 
the image. If the image is not linking to the full size image, then FooBox cannot
work on that image. You can tell if an image links to a full-size version when you
can click on the image and the full size version opens in the browser.

### Can FooBox work with older images that were inserted without links?

Yes. Enable the Auto Link Existing Images setting under FooBox Settings > Compatibility.
FooBox will try to detect unlinked WordPress attachment images on the frontend and
wrap them with a media-file link automatically, so they can open in FooBox without
editing each old post or page.

For new content, we still recommend setting WordPress images to Link To > Media 
File. The Default Image Link setting in FooBox can help make that the default for
future inserts.

### FooBox is not working. There is an error in the console “Uncaught ReferenceError: FooBox is not defined”

Some plugins or themes defer javascript in the page, which causes the FooBox initialization
code to run BEFORE the FooBox main script is loaded. This has been fixed in version
1.2.24. Please upgrade.

### My theme has a built-in lightbox and it shows under FooBox. What can I do?

There is a setting to try and disable hard coded lightboxes, but this is not a sure-
fire solution for every scenario. If that setting does not work for you, you might
need to deregister certain javascript files, or uncomment certain lines of code 
in your theme to remove it’s lightbox.

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[I highly recommend using FooGallery and Foobox combo](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-highly-recommend-using-foogallery-and-foobox-combo/)󠁿

 [tomaszgronczewski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tomaszgronczewski/) May 16, 
2026 1 reply

FooGallery and FooBox are a unique and complete combination of sleek tools for organizing
and displaying photo galleries in an Ajax Lightbox within WordPress posts.FooBox
itself offers very attractive ways to display images with captions and many customization
options. It works both on the front end and in the admin backend within the Gutenberg
editor.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/43730967b075e1682e1e2c0c80be7bc6b8f94da4f05565bdf0319701263905f0?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[FooBox is fantastic](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/foobox-is-fantastic/)󠁿

 [Ronald Huereca](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ronalfy/) March 12, 2026 1 reply

FooBox works great ouf of the box (pun intended) and is well-suited for sites that
need a quick image lightbox plugin that plays well with others. The default lightbox
theme provided is professionally made and well-suited for showcasing screenshots,
portfolio items, photography, and more. If you need more layout choices and compatibility
with even the peskiest lightbox plugins, please check out Pro, as it’s the only 
license I don’t hesitate to renew.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e1702949b9bc4d45d396c0614f530769d00a3db469caf06d5d103f26ce395aea?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[PHP 8.5 compatibility](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-8-5-compatibility/)󠁿

 [vulpecula](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vulpecula/) February 10, 2026 1 reply

The freemium.php file used by this plugin raises php warnings, not safe. PHP warning:
Deprecation: Using null as an array offset is deprecated, use an empty string insteadThis
should be fixed, thanks

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### 󠀁[Igor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/igor-2/)󠁿

 [igormig](https://profiles.wordpress.org/igormig/) December 19, 2025 1 reply

A simple and convenient plugin. Just what I needed to replace “Image Zoom”, which
isn’t updated and doesn’t support modern PHP versions.

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### 󠀁[Review nag banner keeps coming back](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/review-nag-banner-keeps-coming-back/)󠁿

 [kpolljonker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kpolljonker/) April 28, 2025

DIsmissing it once should be enough, instead it keeps begging me to leave a review.
Well here it is: 1 star for constantly annoying me until I went to waste time leaving
a review

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eb207d35142be19d16a2803e575465ece358fb4f01620a168cb073d9ae8aa78a?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Brilliant plugin, Thank YOU!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brilliant-plugin-thank-you-5/)󠁿

 [tasmanianflora](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tasmanianflora/) March 31, 2025

I’ve been using FooBox for several years now and find it a superb plugin for my 
flora of Tasmania website. Superb and easy to use.

 [ Read all 95 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/foobox-image-lightbox/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox” is open source software. The 
following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ FooPlugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fooplugins/)
 *   [ bradvin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bradvin/)

“Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox” has been translated into 15 locales.
Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/foobox-image-lightbox)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/foobox-image-lightbox/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/foobox-image-lightbox/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/foobox-image-lightbox/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/foobox-image-lightbox/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.8.4

 * Updated 22 Jul 2026
 * New : Added a Block Editor help tab to the FooBox Getting Started admin pages.

#### 2.8.3

 * Updated 21 Jul 2026
 * Fix : Kept FooBox controls visible in the WordPress 7 block inspector’s Content
   tab.
 * Fix : Applied each Gutenberg Gallery block’s selected FooBox style and opening
   effect to its lightbox instance.

#### 2.8.2

 * Updated 21 Jul 2026
 * Fix : Improved handling of encoded markup in caption titles and descriptions 
   while preserving supported HTML formatting.

#### 2.8.1

 * Updated 20 Jul 2026
 * Update : updated to Freemius SDK v2.13.4
 * Docs : clarified which Gutenberg content handlers and opening effects require
   FooBox Pro.
 * Fix : Sanitized WordPress caption titles and descriptions before rendering.

#### 2.8.0

 * Updated 25 Jun 2026
 * New : Added FooBox block editor controls for Button, Image, Gallery, and Group
   blocks.
 * New : Added Button block support for image and auto-detected lightbox targets,
   plus FooBox Pro HTML content, iframe, and video targets.
 * New : Added a media-library selector for the Button block “Lightbox URL or target”
   field.
 * New : Added FooBox Pro Group block support for hidden inline FooBox content, 
   generated HTML ids, and frontend hiding.
 * New : Added Image block controls for media linking, captions, style, theme, FooBox
   Pro opening effects, gallery grouping, sizing, and large-image panning.
 * New : Added Gallery block controls that mirror parent style, theme, FooBox Pro
   effect, and group settings to child Image blocks.
 * New : Added an opt-in WordPress Lightbox compatibility setting so FooBox can 
   take over core Image and Gallery blocks using WordPress’s “Open in lightbox” 
   option.
 * Update : Added `data-foobox-group` grouping support for block-editor galleries
   without relying on `rel` attributes.
 * Update : Added Block Editor Usage guidance to the readme and expanded the usage
   documentation.

#### 2.7.44

 * Updated 27 May 2026
 * Fix : Fixed a PHP warning in the WP Rocket compatibility layer when inline defer
   exclusions are passed as an array.
 * Fix : Prevented Google Analytics tracking handlers from throwing JavaScript errors
   when a FooBox item URL is missing.

#### 2.7.43

 * Updated 14 May 2026
 * New : Added an Auto Link Existing Images setting to automatically wrap unlinked
   WordPress attachment images so older posts can open in FooBox.
 * New : Added Admin notice on FooBox Settings page to ask if you want to enable
   Auto Linking for old content.

#### 2.7.42

 * Updated 19 Jan 2025
 * Update : Made sure all plugin check warnings were corrected.
 * Update : Updated getting started admin page to include links to homepage and 
   docs.
 * Update : Freemius SDK update 2.13.0

#### 2.7.38

 * Updated 15 Sept 2025
 * Update : Updated the settings page – moved promos and rate widget under Thanks
   tab (free only)
 * Update : Freemius SDK update 2.12.2

#### 2.7.37

 * Updated 14 Sept 2025
 * New : Added setting and admin notice for “Default Image Link”, which allows users
   to set the default link for images that do not have a link set.

#### 2.7.36

 * Updated 08 Aug 2025
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.5.3
 * Update : Freemius SDK update 2.12.1
 * Fix : Fixed bug where lightbox buttons were showing as non crawable in lighthouse.

#### 2.7.35

 * Updated 03 July 2025
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.5.2
 * Update : Freemius SDK update 2.12.0
 * Fix : Fixed bug where double escaped HTML was not being parsed correctly.

#### 2.7.34

 * Updated 27 Jan 2025
 * Update : Freemius SDK update 2.11.0
 * Fix : Fixed bug where custom JS from settings was being double escaped.

#### 2.7.33

 * Updated 10 Nov 2024
 * Update : Freemius SDK update 2.9.0

#### 2.7.32

 * Updated 4 Aug 2024
 * Update : Freemius SDK update 2.7.3
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.13
 * Fix : Fixed parsing of HTML captions, so that it strips harmful scripts.

#### 2.7.29

 * Updated 1 June 2024

#### 2.7.30

 * Updated 8 July 2024

#### 2.7.29

 * Updated 1 June 2024

#### 2.7.28

 * Update 4 May 2024
 * Update : Freemius SDK update 2.7.2
 * Fix : enhanced sanitization for settings.

#### 2.7.27

 * Updated 1 July 2023
 * Update : Freemius SDK to 2.5.10

#### 2.7.26

 * Updated 10 April 2023
 * Update : Freemius SDK to 2.5.6

#### 2.7.25

 * Updated 01 March 2023
 * Update : Freemius SDK to 2.5.3
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.13

#### 2.7.24

 * Updated 03 March 2022
 * Fix : Updated request handling in wp-admin
 * Update : Freemius SDK to 2.4.3

#### 2.7.22

 * Updated 15 Jan 2022

#### 2.7.20

 * Updated 5 Sep 2021

#### 2.7.20

 * Updated 08/09/2021
 * Update : Freemius SDK (develop)
 * Fix : fixed conflict with PHP 8 and Russian translation (within Freemius SDK)
 * New : added “REL Grouping” setting under Advanced to be able to change the grouping
   of images using the rel attribute
 * New : added “Custom Excludes” setting under Advanced to add custom excludes so
   that FooBox does not bind to certain elements
 * New : added “Specific CSS classes” setting under General to allow specifying 
   custom selectors that FooBox can bind to

#### 2.7.19

 * Updated 27/12/2020
 * New : added compatibility with Elementor custom captions
 * New : added compatibility with WP Rocket to always exclude FooBox inline script
   to avoid javascript errors
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.6

#### 2.7.17

 * Updated 19/12/2020
 * Fix : fix for loader appearing after the modal is closed in come instances
 * Fix : additional jQuery 3+ compatibility – removed all deprecation warnings
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.5

#### 2.7.16

 * Updated 01/12/2020
 * Fix : fixed settings page CSS due to conflict with some themes
 * Fix : Updated deprecated jQuery warnings in prep for WP 5.6
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.4
 * Update : Freemius SDK 2.4.1

#### 2.7.15

 * Updated 20/10/2020
 * Update getting started page to include a CTA to open FooBox demo
 * Added new setting to force the FooBox trial notice admin banner to never show
 * Updated settings page with ratings CTA and included details of other plugins

#### 2.7.14

 * Updated 20/08/2020
 * Fix : fixed bug where FooBox was ignoring FooGallery filters
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.2

#### 2.7.13

 * Updated 06/08/2020
 * New : Speed improvements (replaced font with SVG images)
 * New : Dropped support for IE7
 * Update : Freemius SDK 2.4.0.1
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS 2.4.0

#### 2.7.11

 * Update : Freemius SDK 2.3.2
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

#### 2.7.8

 * Fix : turned off font preload by default
 * Fix : scrollbar bug in iOS13
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

#### 2.7.7

 * Fix : Slideshow was stopping after the Lightbox is closed
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

#### 2.7.6

 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

#### 2.7.5

 * Fix : Fixed admin bug with certain galleries
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

#### 2.7.3

 * Fix : Fixed get_blog_list error
 * Update : Freemius SDK 2.3.0

#### 2.7.1

 * Fix : Fixed swipe issues in Chrome
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

#### 2.7.0

 * New : Reworked how FooBox loads, to work better with optimization plugins (Autoptimize/
   WP Rocket)
 * Remove : Removed support for Google+ in social sharing
 * Update : Updated to handle Chrome’s new allow attribute in videos
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

#### 2.6.5

 * New : Added support for SVG images
 * New : Added support for WebP images
 * Fix : Fixed scroll blocking violation warnings in dev tools
 * Update : Updated to latest FooBox client JS & CSS

#### 2.6.4

 * Fix : Improved plugin request validation and data handling
 * Fix : Included font-display for improved pagespeed score
 * Update : Freemius SDK 2.2.4

#### 2.6.3

 * Added support for loading FooGallery galleries within a FooBox
 * Fixed layout bugs with certain notched iPhones
 * Updated to latest client JS & CSS fixing a few bugs
 * Updated to latest Freemius SDK 2.2.3

#### 2.6.0

 * Added support for the Gutenberg gallery and image blocks
 * Updated to latest Freemius SDK 2.1.1
 * Fixed bug with horizontal scrollbar
 * Fixed bug with paging + filtering in FooGallery
 * Forced Youtube videos to open using youtube-nocookie.com
 * Updated to latest client JS & CSS fixing a few bugs

#### 2.5.3

 * Updated to latest Freemius SDK 2.0.1

#### 2.5.2

 * Updated to latest client JS & CSS fixing a few bugs
 * Removed deprecated functions for PHP 7.2 compatibility
 * Updated to latest Freemius SDK 1.2.4

#### 2.5.1

 * Dropped support for IE7 and IE8 (removing CSS validation errors)
 * Updated to latest client JS & CSS fixing a few bugs

#### 2.5.0

 * Added new setting to exclude FooBox assets by default
 * Added metabox on all public post types to include/exclude FooBox assets
 * Major version bump to avoid confusion with FooBox PRO 2.4.0.0

#### 1.2.34

 * Fix : lightbox was not working with FooGallery paging
 * Updated to latest client CSS
 * Updated to latest Freemius SDK 1.2.1.10
 * Removed FooGallery admin notices

#### 1.2.27

 * Fix : default caption state was disabled when no settings were saved.
 * Updated to latest Freemius SDK 1.2.1.7.1

#### 1.2.26

 * Fix : disappearing captions. Renamed “Show Captions” setting to “Hide Captions”
   and default to disabled.

#### 1.2.25

 * Added setting to disable captions
 * Added setting to change image counter text

#### 1.2.24

 * Added better browser support for defer javascript loading added in 1.2.23

#### 1.2.23

 * Added support for plugins that defer javascript loading, e.g. AutOptimize

#### 1.2.22

 * Updated to latest JS and CSS fixing multiple issues and bugs

#### 1.1.11

 * Updated to latest JS and CSS fixing some bugs
 * Updated to latest Freemius 1.2.1.5 SDK
 * Free trial for PRO now included in getting started page

#### 1.1.10

 * Fix deactivation issue when PRO is activated

#### 1.1.9

 * New setting for dropping IE7 support (for valid CSS)
 * Fix for when multiple jQuery versions loaded on page!
 * Fix for not including scripts for setting ‘disable other lightboxes’

#### 1.1.8

 * IMPORTANT : clear your site cache when updating – if you use a caching plugin.
 * Added clear cache message to getting started page
 * Removed duplicate settings page
 * Updated opt-in message
 * Fix : loosing scroll position when scrollbars are hidden

#### 1.1.7

 * Integrated Freemius tracking and upgrade system
 * Moved FooBox into top-level menu item
 * Complete overhaul of Getting Started page, including demo
 * Updated to use latest FooBox JS and CSS

#### 1.0.14

 * Hide foo admin notice on mobile devices
 * More CSS tweaks for admin on smaller screen sizes

#### 1.0.13

 * Updated settings page to be responsive
 * Tested with WP 4.6

#### 1.0.12

 * Updated to use latest FooBox JS and CSS
 * Removed discount for FooBox PRO

#### 1.0.11

 * Updated to use latest FooBox JS and CSS
 * Updated settings to include demo tab
 * Updated admin screens be responsive on phones

#### 1.0.10

 * Updated to use latest FooBox JS fixing few bugs
 * Smarter admin warnings when using with FooGallery

#### 1.0.9

 * Updated to use latest FooBox JS fixing few bugs
 * Reorder selectors so FooGallery can take preference in some cases

#### 1.0.8

 * Updated to use latest FooBox JS
 * Added new Getting Started landing page on activation
 * Added support for wp.org language packs
 * Better FooGallery integration

#### 1.0.7

 * Updated to latest version of javascript and CSS files
 * Plays better with FooBox PRO now

#### 1.0.6

 * Fixed navbar issues in Chrome on IOS

#### 1.0.5

 * Fixed URL query handling with add_query_arg on the admin plugins page

#### 1.0.4

 * Improved FooGallery support
 * Added keyboard navigation support!
 * 50% offer included for PRO version

#### 1.0.3

 * Added FooGallery support
 * Added .nolightbox to exclusions
 * Added .pot translation file
 * Added Bottomless design banner to “FooBot Says…” tab

#### 1.0.2.1

 * Fixed jQuery dependency issue with themes that do not load jQuery by default

#### 1.0.2

 * Added setting “Show Captions On Hover”
 * Added “FooBot Says…” tab on settings page

#### 1.0.1

 * first version!

## Commercial plugin

This plugin is free but offers additional paid commercial upgrades or support. [View support](https://fooplugins.com/support/)

## Meta

 *  Version **2.8.4**
 *  Last updated **1 week ago**
 *  Active installations **100,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.2**
 *  PHP version ** 5.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/), 
   [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/),
   [English (Canada)](https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/),
   [Galician](https://gl.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/),
   [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/),
   [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/),
   [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/),
   [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/),
   [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/), and
   [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/foobox-image-lightbox)
 * Tags
 * [gallery](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery/)[images](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/images/)
   [lightbox](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lightbox/)[modal](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/modal/)
   [popup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/popup/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/foobox-image-lightbox/advanced/)

## Ratings

 3.9 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  63 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/foobox-image-lightbox/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  5 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/foobox-image-lightbox/reviews/?filter=4)
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 *  [  5 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/foobox-image-lightbox/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  18 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/foobox-image-lightbox/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ FooPlugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fooplugins/)
 *   [ bradvin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bradvin/)

## Support

Issues resolved in last two months:

     1 out of 1

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/foobox-image-lightbox/)

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