FancyBox Gallery
FancyBox Gallery integrates the FancyBox jQuery plugin into the WordPress gallery functionality. Simply use the gallery shortcode to display thumbnails in your posts with the option to link directly to the images (not the attachment template), and the plugin handles the rest. You get nice popups for
About this tool.
FancyBox Gallery integrates the FancyBox jQuery plugin into the WordPress gallery functionality. Simply use the gallery shortcode to display thumbnails in your posts with the option to link directly to the images (not the attachment template), and the plugin handles the rest. You get nice popups for the larger sized images, scaled to fit in the browser window, with a nice overlay effect.
Features:
- Automatically scales large images to fit in window
- Adds a nice drop shadow under the zoomed item
- Groups related items and adds navigation through them (uses preloading)
FancyBox jQuery features, not yet implemented in the WordPress plugin:
- Can display images, inline and iframed content
- Customizable through settings and CSS
ToDo
- Add a settings screen. Allow control of FancyBox display options.
- Let user set their own CSS selector, instead of assuming the standard WordPress shortcode.
Credits
The FancyBox jQuery plugin is by Janis Skarnelis, and can be found here:
http://fancy.klade.lv/
Getting started.
Copy the fancybox-gallery folder and its contents to your wp-content/plugins directory, then activate the plugin.
Visit the settings page to configure options.
By default, FancyBox Gallery is configured to work with image galleries generated by the WordPress [gallery link="file"] shortcode.
Frequently asked questions.
Does it work with other media, like videos?
The FancyBox jQuery can work with other embedded media types. I have not tested the WordPress plugin with anything other than images, though.
There is a problem with my browser.
For example, I have heard reports that the Opera browser wants to center the image on the whole document, not just in the visible viewport. Browser issues most likely will have to be dealt with in the underlying FancyBox jQuery plugin. For these types of problems, please visit:
