jQuery Colorbox WordPress Plugin
Adds Colorbox/Lightbox functionality to images, grouped by post or page. Works for WordPress and NextGEN galleries. Comes with different themes.
A Colorbox/Lightbox plugin for WordPress.
jQuery Colorbox features 11 themes from which you can choose. See my website.
Works out-of-the-box with WordPress Galleries and NextGEN Gallery! (choose no effect in NextGEN settings)
When adding an image to a post or page, usually a thumbnail is inserted and linked to the image in original size.
All images in posts and pages can be displayed in a Lightbox/colorbox when the thumbnail is clicked.
Images are grouped as galleries when linked in the same post or page. Groups can be displayed in a slideshow within the Lightbox/colorbox.
Individual images can be excluded by adding a special CSS class.
jQuery Colorbox can al
colorbox
gallery
image
images
javascript
jquery
lightbox
media
MU
nextgen gallery
ngg
overlay
photo
photos
picture
pictures
slideshow
Sites running jQuery Colorbox, click to open one
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Usage of jQuery Colorbox over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 2 508 to 1 888 — down 620 (-24.7%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 1 888 | -175 |
| June 2024 | 2 063 | -47 |
| May 2024 | 2 110 | +13 |
| April 2024 | 2 097 | +15 |
| March 2024 | 2 082 | -15 |
| February 2024 | 2 097 | -76 |
| January 2024 | 2 173 | -48 |
| December 2023 | 2 221 | +14 |
| November 2023 | 2 207 | +10 |
| October 2023 | 2 197 | -92 |
| September 2023 | 2 289 | -131 |
| August 2023 | 2 420 | -64 |
| July 2023 | 2 484 | -24 |
| June 2023 | 2 508 | — |
Themes used with jQuery Colorbox
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis |
| 2 | Twentyeleven |
| 3 | Twentytwelve |
| 4 | Responsive |
| 5 | Divi |
| 6 | Twentythirteen |
| 7 | Twentyten |
| 8 | Canvas |
| 9 | Biz-vektor |
| 10 | Sofa_suppastore |
| 11 | Vantage |
| 12 | Noyau |
| 13 | Suffusion |
| 14 | Thematic |
| 15 | Twentyfourteen |
| 16 | Colormag |
| 17 | Twentyfifteen |
| 18 | Avada |
| 19 | Mrp04-child |
| 20 | Mrp04 |
Sites running jQuery Colorbox
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