Lightbox with PhotoSwipe

5.8.5

• Fixed warning about missing file support in EXIF helper when using webp images.

5.8.4

• Updated WordPress compatibility information.
• Added support for alternative text for lightbox elements in PhotoSwipe 5.

5.8.3

5.8.3

• Added Turkish translation.
• Changed PHP version warning to version 8.2 as minimum preferred version.

5.8.2

• Fixed possible output buffer issues when using PhotoSwipe 5.

5.8.1

• Updated download icon definition to add missing outline strokes.

5.8.0

• Added download button for PhotoSwipe 5.

5.7.4

• Removed autoloader for runtime as this is only needed for the build script.

5.7.3

• Added optional removing “-rotated” from image links in addition to “-scaled”.

5.7.2

• Fixed frontend error which prevented the lightbox from opening.

5.7.1

• Improved hiding scrollbars.
• Workaround to avoid warnings when the EXIF data contains an array for the ISO value instead of a single number.

5.7.0

• Workaround to avoid sudden scrolling when enabling browser history support with PhotoSwipe 5.

5.6.2

• Updated compatibility information for WordPress 6.8.
• Updated PhotoSwipe 5 to version 5.4.4.

5.6.1

• Added an option to replace media links to the attachment page to the media file.
• Fixed possible compatibility issues with WordPress 6.7.

5.5.3

• Refactored handling of SVG images.
• When WP_DEBUG is set to true, transients for image metadata will not be used.

5.5.2

• Added support for AVIF images.

5.5.1

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Fixed some issues with URL navigation when opening an image the link created by the lightbox frontend.

5.5.0

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Implemented URL navigation to support the option “Update browser history” again. Going forward in the browser history after closing the lightbox will also open it again.

5.4.1

• Updated compatibility information for WordPress 6.7.

5.4.0

• Added option to use file name for captions.

5.3.2

• Updated compatibility information for WordPress 6.6.

5.3.1

• Modified f-stop symbol for EXIF display.
• Added optional lens name display for EXIF display.
• Reorganized backend options for EXIF display.

5.2.6

• Additional workarounds to deal with image links and captions in JetPack tiled galleries.

5.2.5

• Fixed handling of image rotation when using original size images using the option.

5.2.4

• Reverted EXIF handling back to native PHP EXIF extension due to performance reasons.

5.2.0

• EXIF data is now supported without the PHP EXIF extension and also for WEBP images and not only JPEG.

5.1.8

• Refactor EXIF helper and fix deprecation warning in PHP 8.3.
• Prepare EXIF support for WebP in future versions (not yet supported by PHP).

5.1.7

• Added option to disable image meta data caching in transients for special cases or debugging.

5.1.6

• Make sure, that displaying SVG images in the lightbox is supported even if WordPress does not report it as allowed file type for upload (for example when not logged in as administrator).

5.1.5

• Fixed handling of tabindex attribute in image links with Bricks image slider: if image links contain a tabindex attribute “-1”, this was not treated as “no tabindex set” and could cause confusing image ordering when using image sliders which use the tabindex attribute to “hide” invisible images from keyboard navigation.

5.1.4

• Updated WordPress compatibility information.

5.1.3

• Additional handling of post content to avoid issues with dynamic page loading.

5.1.2

• Updated handling of EXIF data shutter speed for fractional values with more than 1s.

5.1.1

• Fix output of EXIF data shutter speed: instead of “123/1s” it will now be displayed as “123s” without “/1”.
• Use EXIF field “FocalLength” by default and not “FocalLengthIn35mmFilm”.

5.1.0

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Updated PhtooSwipe to version 5.4.2.
• Added desktop sliding similar to PhotoSwipe 4.

5.0.44

• Fixed a compatibility issue with WPML. Images should now also be recognized as “local” when they are used on a translated version of the website.

5.0.43

• Fixed typo in German translation

5.0.42

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Updated PhotoSwipe 5 to version 5.3.8.
• Mouse wheel is now used for scrolling by default while zooming is done by holding the Ctrl key.
• Zoom levels changed: initial zoom level is ‘fit’, secondary zoom level is ‘fill’ and maximum zoom level is 2.

5.0.41

• Updated WordPress compatibility information.

5.0.40

• Implemented backwards compatibility so PHP 5 won’t break the plugin.
• Added PHP version to the info page including warnings about outdated versions.

5.0.34

• Removed hooks for creating/deleting blogs as they are not needed any longer.

5.0.34

• Fixed a problem using the WordPress API which could lead to issues with qTranslate-XT (thanks to Herr Vigg for the hint).
• Optimized backend code.

5.0.33

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Adjusted style for overlay captions (.pswp__dynamic-caption–overlay) so they are easier to read on front of bright images.

5.0.32

• Fixed a problem for sites which have a different URLs for site and frontend (thanks to Chris Whitford for the hint).

5.0.31

• Added support for Multiple Domain Mapping on Single Site to process images on mapped domains correctly.

5.0.30

• Added options for maximum image width/height.

5.0.23

• Fixed missing header in backend settings.

5.0.22

• Update translations.

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Added options to change background opacity and image padding.

5.0.21

• Fix image width and height for images with EXIF rotation recorded in the IFD0 group.

5.0.20

• Fixed checks for smaller image sizes if image is in portrait format.
• Added explanation about opening transitions and image sizes in the “Info” tab.
• Making translation easier by adding the translation domain as string and as plugin constant.
• Backend settings with a more readable layout by using a limited maximum text width.

5.0.19

PhotoSwipe 4 integration:

• Fixed a problem when using an URL fragment to open an image.

5.0.18

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Updated “fullscreen” plugin to use the updated UI handler registration.

5.0.17

• Added filters for caption text parts.

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Updated “fullscreen” plugin to support iPad.

5.0.16

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Added translations for UI tooltip labels.
• Updated plugins for “auto hide UI” and “fullscreen” to fix potential bugs and add translations.

5.0.15

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Reverted background click in desktop to the original “close lightbox” behaviour and made UI elements clickable even if hidden – as it was implemented in PhotoSwipe 4 – to avoid confusion when UI hides automatically in desktop mode.
• Optimized frontend styles to include only one minimized file.

5.0.14

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Change background click action in desktop mode to “toggle controls” to avoid confusion when UI hides automatically in desktop mode.

5.0.13

• Fix meta data handling for “external” images.

5.0.12

• Using PhotoSwipe 5 with “overlay” caption by default.
• Keep URL parameters in image links when reading image information for external images.
• Fix bug when using image URLs with hash.

5.0.8 – 5.0.11

• Several fixes in EXIF data handling.

5.0.8

• Internal code refactoring.

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Updated dynamic caption plugin to version 1.2.6.
• Hide dynamic caption if it is using “mobile” view instead of “aside” or “below” and the controls are hidden.

5.0.7

• Fix wrong URL for smaller preview images if they exist.

5.0.6

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Do not display fullscreen button if the device does not support that.

5.0.5

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Create modules for fullscreen mode and automatic hiding the UI.
• Keep dynamic caption always visible.

5.0.4

PhotoSwipe 5 integration:

• Fixed caption hiding if there is nothing to display.
• Fixed display of captions in “overlay” mode on mobile devices.
• Added automatic hiding of captions in desktop mode.

5.0.3

• Fixed a possible warning if an image has no preview size.

5.0.2

• Minimum required WordPress version is now 5.3.
• Added official release of PhotoSwipe 5 (thanks to Dmitry Semenov for his support!).
• Added option to fix links to scaled images.
• If possible PhotoSwipe will now be opened with lower resolution preview images for better performance.

4.0.8

• Restore focus to the opening image after closing the lightbox.

4.0.7

• Fixed calculation of fstop value in EXIF data for non apex values.

4.0.6

• Fixed a potential problem when deleting a blog.

4.0.5

• Fixed a bug which caused an error when trying to remove the plugin.

4.0.4

• Removed “lazy loading” as this is not needed any longer.
• Improved compatibility with older PHP versions (7.0 and up).

4.0.3

• Removed Twig due to namespace conflicts with other plugins.

4.0.2

• Removed cache table for image details and only use WordPress caching.

4.0.0

• Changed requirements to at least WordPress 5.0 and PHP 7.4.
• Added Composer and Twig for backend and optimized backend code.
• Fixed a bug which could prevent the cache cleanup job to be scheduled.

3.4.3

• Updated compatibility for WordPress 6.0.

3.4.2

• Removed deprecated code in frontend.

3.4.1

• Updated frontend to avoid problems with galleries like Meow which trigger DOM updates and remove event handlers on image links.

3.3.1, 3.3.2

• Remove variable types in backend code to avoid problems on hosts with very old PHP version (older than PHP 7.3).

3.3.0

• Refactored backend code.
• Updated handling of captions to make it easier to understand what exactly is used for the caption.
• Increased caption width to 960px.
• Updated EXIF display styles.

3.2.11

• Add using image title as caption.
• Remove empty brackets in EXIF information where only the camera model but no other information is available.

3.2.10

• Use correct size of the original image when “fix image link” option is enabled and image links got fixed.

3.2.9

• Fix a bug which might cause image links to get removed when the “fix image link” option is enabled.

3.2.8

• Add option to fix image links which contains size parameters. This can happen in Jetpack tiled gallery blocks.

3.2.6

• Workaround to make sure that buttons styles are not changed by WP Dark Mode.

3.2.5

• Fixed a potential warning/notice for non JPEG images when support for EXIF is enabled.

3.2.4

• Added support for CDNs which use “pull mode” like ExactDN.

3.2.3

• Fixed a potential problem in PhotoSwipe which can cause it to fail when RequireJS is present.

3.2.2

• Removed support for Internet Explorer 9 or older in frontend script to avoid issues with current browsers.

3.2.1

• Fixed a bug which caused the plugin to not work any longer when using the WordPress cache.

3.2.0

• Add support for SVG images.

3.1.16

• Image modification time is not checked any longer for external images to avoid warning messages in certain setups.

3.1.15

• Updated skins to make sure that themes or plugins which include global styles for button don’t cause problems with the UI of PhotoSwipe.

3.1.14

• Added support to use the data-lbwps-gid attribute in Elementor image widgets and image carousel widgets to put images in their own lightbox (development sponsored by https://oestreich-design.de)

3.1.12

• Added a workaround to avoid warnings when image sizes can not be determined properly.

3.1.11

• Added translation for “German formal”.
• Fullscreen view hides navigation on mobile devices if possible.

3.1.10

• Fixed opening images in lightbox directly via URL.

3.1.9

• Fixed an issue with multiple clickable links to the same image which got introduced with version 3.0.7.

3.1.8

• Uppercase image extension like JPG instead of jpg are no longer ignored.

3.1.7

• Images which are not located in the WordPress upload folder work again (this was a bug introduced by the Flywheel fix)

3.1.6

• Removed use of ABSPATH to determine the path of image files to avoid problems with sites hosted by Flywheel
• Fixed filter handling

3.1.5

• Hiding of scrollbars can now be turned off in case it does not work properly with theme of the site

3.1.4

• Added support for SCRIPT_DEBUG (thanks to Hristo Hristov for the suggestion)
• Optimized frontend scripts to be only one minimized file and in the footer in production mode
• Optimized stylesheets to be minimized and only one file in production mode

3.1.3

• Scrollbars will be restored after lightbox has closed and not during closing.

3.1.2

• Hiding scrollbars of the document body when opening the lightbox.
• Removed alt attribute from images inside the lightbox since this is not really useful and may cause problems with captions which contain HTML.
• Fixed missing captions for images which got scaled or rotated with the WordPress image editor (thanks to Emmanuel Liron for the fix).

3.1.1

• Reverted internal code change which caused some images not to get detected any longer properly.

3.1.0

• Added detection for DOM changes so also galleries added via JavaScript should work.
• Changed handling with relative URLs to avoid problems with Bedrock (thanks to Smeedijzer Internet for pointing this out).

3.0.8

• Fixed a bug which caused wrong sort order for links with tabindex (1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and not 1, 10, 11, 2, 3 etc.).

3.0.7

• Refactored naming of functions and variables.
• Made PhotoSwipe gallery instance available globally as window.lbwpsPhotoSwipe for other plugins (thanks to Thomas Biering for the suggestion).
• Added support for relative image URLs.
• Added support for tabindex attribute in image links.
• Multiple links to the same image created by some “lazy loading” solutions will be ignored.
• Native lazy loading will only be added to an image if the attribute is not set already.

3.0.6

• New option to use the WordPress caching instead of a custom database table (thanks to B-e-n-G).
• New option to ignore links to images on external sites.
• New option to ignore links to images which contain a hash.
• New option to handle custom CDN URLs.

3.0.5

• Captions are now used including HTML code.

3.0.4

• Added missing translation.
• Changed frontend initialization to be faster and more compatible.

3.0.3

• Fixed invalid HTML in the backend settings.

3.0.2

• Fixed a bug which caused the lightbox not to work when there are links to images without visible thumbnails inside.

3.0.1

• Fixed a PHP warning if the size of an image could not be determined.

3.0

• New backend interface with tabs.
• Added option to exclude by post type.
• The lightbox will no longer be disabled on the home page, archive pages or search results if it is disabled in one or more pages/posts.
• Updated frontend code to improve compatibility with older browsers.
• Fixed redundant database updates which might cause a performance issue.

2.100

• Fix in caption handling for images with captions referred using aria-describedby which was broken since 2.94.

2.99

• Fix in caption handling for images with data-caption-title and data-caption-desc attributes.

2.97

• Images will now show during the opening transition of the lightbox.
• Renamed data attributes to avoid conflicts with existing themes or plugins.

2.96

• Editor meta box can be disabled in the backend settings.

2.94

• Removed jQuery again after some code refactoring.
• Added editor meta box, so you can disable the lightbox in pages/posts itself.

2.92

• Fix in database cleanup.

2.90

• Added more options for using the mouse wheel in desktop view: zoom and switching images.
• Added sharing options.
• Fixed captions when EXIF output is enabled and EXIF data is missing in an image.

2.81

• Fixed an issue with the database.

2.80

• Added optional display of EXIF date.
• Fixed another bug for adding lazy loading attributes for images.

2.77

• Adding of lazy loading turned off by default since this may cause problems with certain themes and plugins. You can enable it again manually in the backend settings, if you want to keep this feature.

2.76

• Fixed a bug for adding lazy loading attributes for images.

2.75

• Additional checks for output buffering.
• New option to configure the timeout before controls will hide automatically in desktop view.
• New option to add native lazy loading to images.
• Added support for image descriptions.

2.70

• Restored use of jQuery to fix compatibility issues with some themes and plugins.

2.66

• Fixed a bug in caption handling to use alt attributes if no other caption source is available.

2.65

• Change enqueue handle names for scripts to avoid compatibility issues with some themes.
• Refactored frontend script to remove jQuery.
• Added CSS rule to automatically rotate images based on EXIF data.

2.64

• Common caption for Gutenberg gallery blocks is now recognized as well.

2.63

• Slide animation for using the arrows in desktop view can be disabled.

2.62

• Additional changes to improve compatibility with Borlabs Cookie.

2.60, 2.61

• Added slide animation for changing images using the arrow buttons or keyboard.
• Fixed direct opening of images using gid/pid parameter in the URL.

2.51

• Changed buffer handling again to avoid problems with images created outside the main content.

2.50

• Use browser history modification by default (you can turn this off in the settings if you don’t want this).
• Added a workaround for a bug in the CSS rule for buttons in Twenty Twenty to avoid the wrong background color for UI elements.
• Added option to display WordPress galleries and Gutenberg gallery blocks in separate lightboxes.
• Changed handling of output buffering to avoid potential problems with CDNs and caching plugins.

2.13

• Fixed handling of images with URL parameters.

2.12

• Fixed WordPress 5.3 compatibility in backend.

2.10, 2.11

• Fixed incorrect handling of external images which are not served by the website itself.
• Better error handling if EXIF data can not be read.

2.9

• Fix for a bug when displaying only two images on a page and the second image is opened first.

2.7, 2.8

• Additional option to display EXIF information as caption.

2.6

• Full screen mode can now also be activated by pressing the key “F” on the keyboard.
• Set maximum possible priority for the output filter so it will be called at the latest possible moment.

2.5

• If images links contain attributes data-caption-title and data-caption-desc these attributes will be used as separate elements in the caption.

2.4

• Fixed a bug when using full picture size in desktop view.
• Endless loop is now also supported with only two images.
• Added an option to use the alternative text in the image as caption if needed.

2.3

• Clicking images will no longer close them.

2.2

• Added option to show pictures in full size in desktop view.

2.1

• Closing the lightbox by clicking the background enabled again and made configurable.

2.0

• The lightbox will not close any longer when clicking the background.
• Fix to avoid PHP notices because of using dynamic methods as static ones.
• Changed experimental feature “return on close” to “open URL on close”.

1.99

• Modified “return on close” option to return to the previous URL without closing animation.
• Added option to select between image or lightbox URL when sharing on Facebook or Twitter.
• Added missing translations.

1.98

• Added backend option to enable or disable “tap to toggle UI controls” gesture on mobile devices.
• Added experimental support for “return on close” (see the description how to use this).
• Internal links without domain part (/wp-content/… instead of http://domain.example/wp-content/…) now also work.
• Code refactoring: frontend script is now called “js/scripts.js”.
• Improved support for captions in Meow Gallery.

1.97

• Added WebP as supported image format.

1.96

• Fixed a bug when the size of an image could not be determined.

1.95

• Sharing on Facebook or Twitter will now use the image URL.

1.94

• PhotoSwipe with Lightbox will now also be included on error pages with status HTTP 404.

1.93

• Direct links to images using URL parameters gid and pid work again.

1.92

• Added support for reading caption from figcaption (thanks to Maciej Majewski contributing this feature).
• Added support for captions in Gutenberg gallery blocks.
• Fixed database upgrade behaviour for new installations to make sure all defaults and cleanup job are set properly.
• When deleting the plugin in the backend, plugin options will now also get removed from the WordPress database.

1.91

• Fixed some CSS issues with some themes which could cause the lightbox buttons not to show properly.

1.90

• Fixed wrong order in lbwps_enabled filter.

1.84

• Added option to enable or disable the fullscreen button in PhotoSwipe (thanks to Thomas Biering contributing this feature).

1.83

• Removed visible grey placeholder when opening the lightbox.

1.82

• Code refactoring

1.81

• Improved handling of linked images in certain galleries.

1.80

• Added support for remote images outside the domain of the website.
• Added scheduled internal cleanup of cached image sizes.

1.74

• Fixed potential performance issue and improved handling of linked images with line breaks or spaces/tabs between link and image tag.

1.73

• Fixed non working option for “allow infinite loop”.

1.72

• Fixed non working option for “pinch to close”.

1.71

• Reading captions from the database can be disabled.
• Captions from the database are now texturized to have proper curly quotes, dashes etc..
• Additional option to enable or disable pinch to close gesture.
• Additional option to enable or disable infinite loop.
• Change in PhotoSwipe: disabling loop option now also applies to the desktop view.

1.70

• Using client side captions from the gallery, if image meta data can not be loaded using its URL.

1.69

• Fixed supressing of lightbox UI if the plugin is disabled by a setting or the lbwps_enabled filter.

1.68

• Fixed supressing of script output if the plugin is disabled by a setting or the lbwps_enabled filter.

1.67

• Fixed missing captions if images got added using HTTPS and served via HTTP or vice versa
• Improved handling of multilined captions

1.65

• Fixed caption handling: captions should now always be displayed if enabled

1.64

• Zoom button can be disabled
• Captions can be disabled
• Spacing between pictures can be adjusted
• Refactoring for better PSR compliance
• Fix in PhotoSwipe: images will now fade out, when closing them by dragging them vertically up or down.

1.63

• Fixed missing captions in lightbox for “Cleaner Gallery”.
• Added documentation about the local changes in PhotoSwipe.

1.61

• Added filter to modify the PhotoSwipe markup, if needed.

1.60

• Added selectable skins and new “share” symbol in PhotoSwipe.
• Added filter for disabling the lightbox if needed.

1.52

• Fixed an issue with opening images using URL parameters.

1.51

• Improved handling of browser history: URLs which refer to specific images will open the lightbox as well.
• Some frontend code refactoring.

1.50

• Added more customization options for PhotoSwipe.

1.40

• Fixed an issue with “will-change” CSS hints.
• Fixed a potential issue with internal options names.
• Renamed JavaScript object which is used by WordPress to pass translated labels in the frontend from object_name to lightbox_photoswipe.
• Sharing options can now be configured.
• Layout modifications for the sharing menu.

1.30

• Added “share” button in frontend.

1.20

• Added a setting in the backend to exclude the lightbox on certain pages or posts.

1.14

• Fixed an issue with additional attributes in the surrounding anchor element of pictures (thanks to user conducivedata for the suggestion).

1.13

• Fixed a problem which may occur when activating the plugin after an older version already had been in use.

1.11

• Fix in PhotoSwipe: when closing an image by zooming out, the image will not be displayed once again to fade out.

1.10

• Fixed problems with Firefox for Android which needs button elements to handle the UI properly.

1.9

• Modified CSS rules to make sure that the lightbox is not covered by other elements.

1.8

• Change UI elements from button to div to avoid layout problems with certain themes (Hamilton, Oria).

1.7

• Fix in PhotoSwipe: when closing an image by a vertical drag, the image was displayed again once to fade out, even though it was already moved out of the view. Now the image will just be closed and not be faded out after dragging it up or down.

1.6

• Added workaround for pictures served by Jetpack Photon.
• Code refactoring.

1.5

• Changed multisite handling.

1.4

• Fixed an upgrade/installation issue.

1.3

• Fixed an upgrade issue.

1.2

• Fixed a database issue.

1.1

• Added missing text-domain header for proper localization support.

1.0

• Initial release.