Title: WP fancybox Author: Noor Alam Published: Méi 14, 2017 Last modified: Juni 7, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-fancybox/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2664459) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-fancybox/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=2610063) # WP fancybox By [Noor Alam](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-fancybox.zip) * [Details](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fancybox/#description) * [Reviews](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fancybox/#reviews) * [Installation](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fancybox/#installation) * [Development](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fancybox/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/) ## Description [WP fancybox](https://noorsplugin.com/wordpress-fancybox-plugin/) plugin adds fancybox lightbox effect to your WordPress website. The lightbox looks great on desktop as well as mobile devices. ### WP fancybox Features * Responsive lightbox popup using fancybox * Designed with a mobile first approach so it looks great on desktop, mobile and tablet devices * Quick and easy setup * Open lightbox popup from either a text link or a thumbnail image link * YouTube video popup * Vimeo video popup * Use a simple shortcode to pop up content in lightbox ### How to Use WP fancybox **Image in lightbox** Create a new post/page and use the following shortcode to create a text/image link which will open lightbox once clicked: ``` [wp_fancybox_media url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/overlay.jpg" hyperlink="click here to pop up image"] ``` here, url is the link to the media file that you wish to open in lightbox and hyperlink is the anchor text/image. ``` [wp_fancybox_media url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/overlay.jpg" hyperlink="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/thumb.jpg"] ``` **YouTube video in lightbox** ``` [wp_fancybox_media url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g" hyperlink="click here to pop up youtube video"] ``` **Vimeo video in lightbox** ``` [wp_fancybox_media url="https://vimeo.com/1084537" hyperlink="click here to pop up vimeo video"] ``` **Alternate Text for an Image** ``` [wp_fancybox_media url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/overlay.jpg" hyperlink="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/thumb.jpg" alt="Thumbnail image description"] ``` **Custom CSS** You can specify your own CSS class in the shortcode to customize a text/image link. ``` [wp_fancybox_media url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g" hyperlink="click here to pop up youtube video" class="custom_class"] ``` Multiple CSS classes can be separated with a space. For example: ``` [wp_fancybox_media url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g" hyperlink="click here to pop up youtube video" class="custom_class custom_class2"] ``` For detailed documentation please visit the [WordPress fancybox](https://noorsplugin.com/wordpress-fancybox-plugin/) plugin page ## Screenshots * [[ * Image popup in lightbox * [[ * YouTube video Demo in lightbox * [[ * Vimeo video Demo in lightbox ## Installation 1. Go to the Add New plugins screen in your WordPress Dashboard 2. Click the upload tab 3. Browse for the plugin file (wp-fancybox.zip) on your computer 4. Click “Install Now” and then hit the activate button ## FAQ ### Can this plugin be used to open an image in lightbox? Yes. ### Can I use this plugin to open a YouTube video in lightbox? Yes. ### Can I use this plugin to open a Vimeo video in lightbox? Yes. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ece5719b2ce14f35d67f62919eef948ab19b79f56e3abaf52ef8f55804e4ac1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-4233/)󠁿 [wpblogtuts](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpblogtuts/) Juli 24, 2017 This is by far the best fancyBox lightbox for mobile devices. Thank you so much for this plugin and keep up the good work. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fd1d58ce44ef22dd5be33ba7dff3235101a6ab0102776b77dda7ccbd30c23405? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice looking at it works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-looking-at-it-works/)󠁿 [Curtis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salsafire/) Juli 13, 2017 Hello. Thank you for your plugin development. Love this plugin. It seems to work fine with shortcodes provided on WP plugin page. The display interface is attractive, and captions display in the lower left corner of the overlay. Personal experience: it worked on my Win 10 Chrome desktop browser, and Android tablet, just fine. [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP fancybox” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Noor Alam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/) [Translate “WP fancybox” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-fancybox) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-fancybox/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-fancybox/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-fancybox/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-fancybox/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.4 * Updated to fancybox 5.0.36. #### 1.0.3 * Updated to fancybox 4. #### 1.0.2 * Made some security related improvements in the plugin * Updated fancybox to 3.5.7 #### 1.0.1 * First commit ## Meta * Version **1.0.4** * Last updated **12 months ago** * Active installations **1.000+** * WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fancybox/) * Tags * [fancybox](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/fancybox/)[gallery](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery/) [image](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image/)[lightbox](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lightbox/) [photo](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/photo/) * [Advanced View](https://su.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-fancybox/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-fancybox/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Noor Alam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/naa986/) ## Support Got something to say? 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