ARI Fancy Lightbox Pro

ARI Fancy Lightbox Pro connects supported content to responsive lightboxes

ARI Fancy Lightbox Pro is the paid edition of ARI Fancy Lightbox, a WordPress popup tool based on Fancybox. It displays selected content in lightboxes on mobile and desktop. Supported links and galleries can open there without additional HTML modifications.

Content and gallery sources

The lightbox can show images from native WordPress galleries, Jetpack galleries, NextGEN, FooGallery, Justified Image Grid, and WooCommerce product images. It also opens videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Vine, and Metacafe. Local PDF documents can appear in a cross-browser PDFJS viewer; Google Maps links, web pages, and inline content can use the same popup interface.

Direct links and sharing

Pro generates a unique deeplink for each lightbox item. When someone opens that link in a browser, the corresponding item can open automatically. This gives users a direct route to a particular picture, video, document, or other supported item.

The add-on integrates with the Facebook comment add-on. Visitors can share lightbox content through Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and VK, or send it by email.

Video, screen, and opening options

For YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion, Pro delivers extended player parameters, including autoplay, related-video options, and the fullscreen button, along with other available player options. You can disable the lightbox on small screens when a popup does not suit that display size.

A shortcode can create a splash window that opens a defined lightbox when a page loads. You can set it to appear only once. External or internal links with a target="_blank" attribute can also open inside the popup. Justified Image Grid integration extends the gallery options for sites using that system.

Viewer controls

On supported devices, visitors can tap, zoom, pan, pinch, and swipe to navigate. The lightbox also supports slideshow mode, loop navigation, fullscreen viewing, and a thumbnails toolbar. Titles can come from EXIF data or file names, and lightbox styles can be adjusted. An option to disable right-clicking for images helps avoid copying image URLs.

Installation and setup

1. Install and activate ARI Fancy Lightbox Pro in WordPress.
2. Choose the supported gallery entries, media links, pages, PDFs, or inline content to display.
3. Configure the lightbox style, navigation, slideshow, thumbnails, and screen behavior.
4. Add Pro options such as deeplinks, sharing, video parameters, or a shortcode splash window as needed.
5. Save the settings and test the popup on the relevant device sizes.