Best WordPress Theme & Plugin For Photographers

LIGHTBOX FOR WORDPRESS GALLERIES

Let Your Photos Fill the Screen with a Customizable Lightbox

Open every image fullscreen with smooth navigation, a thumbnail carousel, social sharing and comments, so visitors stay with your work instead of clicking away.

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Advanced Lightbox

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Full Customization

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Mobile Friendly

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Social Sharing

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SEO Optimized

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Image Commenting

Finally, a Lightbox for WordPress Galleries That's Both Elegant and Powerful

Everything you need to show your photography fullscreen, from the first click to the share button. Here's what makes Imagely the best lightbox for WordPress galleries.

Social Sharing

Let visitors share any photo to X, Facebook or Pinterest in one click, straight from the lightbox.

Commenting

Get feedback on the exact photo it's about, with comments right under each image.

Easy Management

Upload, organize and edit every gallery in one place, without touching code.

Hover Captions

Show titles, descriptions and share buttons when visitors hover over a photo, with fade or slide-up effects.

Deep Linking

Give every image its own link, so visitors can share a specific photo and search engines can index it.

Animations

Bring your galleries to life with subtle animations and transitions, no code needed.

Image Protection

Keep your photos from being copied: turn off right-click and drag-to-save on your whole site or on specific galleries.

eCommerce

Let visitors buy the photo they're looking at: they add it to their cart right from the lightbox and pay with PayPal, Stripe or check.

Open Graph and X Cards

When someone shares one of your photos, it shows up on Facebook, LinkedIn and X as a rich preview with the image, title and description.

Top 5 Reasons Why 400K+ Users Love Imagely's Lightbox

Here are just a few reasons why photographers, artists and creators trust Imagely to show their work fullscreen.

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Your Photos, Front and Center

Your work deserves the whole screen. Imagely's lightbox opens every image fullscreen and hides everything else, so visitors see your photography with nothing competing for attention.

It works just as well on a phone, where visitors swipe from one photo to the next. And if you sell your work, an add-to-cart button sits right next to the image.

Personalize Your Lightbox to Fit Your Brand

Make the lightbox look like part of your site, not a plugin. Pick a light or dark theme, set the background and icon colors, and adjust padding and cropping without touching code.

Turn on a thumbnail carousel under the photo so visitors can always see what's next.

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Boost Engagement with Built-In Sharing and Comments

Every share puts your work in front of new people. Visitors can post any photo to X, Facebook or Pinterest in one click, right from the lightbox.

Turn on comments and visitors can react to a specific photo, which gives you real feedback and a reason for them to come back.

Effortless Navigation That Keeps Viewers Browsing

Keep visitors moving through your work instead of leaving it. Arrows, swipe, slide or fade transitions and an optional thumbnail carousel put the next photo one click away.

Want them to sit back and watch? Start an autoplay slideshow and choose how long each photo stays on screen.

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Works Across Your Whole WordPress Site

The lightbox is ready on your Imagely galleries as soon as you turn it on. Want the same experience everywhere? Switch it on for regular WordPress images or any direct image link too.

Every lightbox on your site follows the same global settings, so you set it up once and every gallery matches.

Lightbox for WordPress: Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have questions about Imagely? See the list below for our most frequently asked questions. If your question is not listed here, please contact us.

How do I add a lightbox to WordPress?

Install Imagely, go to the Lightbox Effects settings in Imagely and choose the Pro Lightbox. Your gallery images then open fullscreen, with no coding. The Pro Lightbox is included from the Plus plan up.


Can I customize the lightbox design to match my site?

Yes. Choose a light or dark theme, set the background and icon colors, adjust padding, cropping and transitions, and turn the thumbnail carousel, sharing and comments on or off.


Does the lightbox work on mobile devices?

Yes. The lightbox is responsive, and on phones and tablets visitors swipe from one photo to the next.


Can I enable social sharing on WordPress images?

Yes. Turn on sharing in the lightbox settings and visitors can share any photo to X, Facebook or Pinterest in one click.


Can I enable comments on WordPress images?

Yes. Turn on comments in the lightbox settings and visitors can leave feedback on individual photos.


Can I use eCommerce with the lightbox?

Yes. Buyers can add an image to their cart right from the lightbox, keep browsing, and check out when they're ready.


Start Showing Your Photos Fullscreen Today

Join over 400,000 users who trust Imagely to display, share and sell their photography, all from WordPress.