Ez Overlay WordPress Plugin
A simple lightbox plugin designed to enable you to display html content within a popup window using just about any html element as a trigger.
This plugin is an alternative to the jQuery based lightbox systems. It was created using pure Javascript and has no dependencies on any other libraries. I created this simple lightbox after weeks of dealing with jQuery conflicts within Buddypress and WordPress. Many of the existing jQuery type lightboxes do not stop audio playback for flash/.swf playback when closing the lightbox. This plugin completely removes the overlay content from the dom to make absolutely sure your .swf file playback is stopped in all browsers.
buddypress
lightbox
overlay
popup
shadowbox
wpmu
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Usage of Ez Overlay over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 12 to 9 — down 3 (-25%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 9 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 9 | -1 |
| May 2024 | 10 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 10 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 10 | -1 |
| February 2024 | 11 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 11 | -1 |
| December 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| November 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| August 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 12 | — |
Sites running Ez Overlay
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