A lightbox is a design effect that opens an image in a centered overlay and dims the rest of the page when an image is clicked. Clicking the x in the top corner closes it and returns to the page. Lightboxes are a great way to highlight images by allowing visitors to enlarge them.
You can set images to open in lightboxes in Image Blocks and Grid Gallery Blocks. Some templates' Gallery Pages use lightboxes by default.
Before you begin
Some features aren't compatible or work differently when images are set to open in a lightbox.
- Captions - Captions always display when you hover over lightbox images, regardless of which display caption option you choose.
- Clickthrough URLs - Lightboxes disable clickthrough URLs in Image Blocks, Gallery Blocks, and many templates' Gallery Pages. In certain templates, the opposite is true for Gallery Pages: Clickthrough URLs disable lightboxes.
- Mobile zoom - Pinch-to-zoom isn't supported for lightbox images on mobile devices.
Can I change the lightbox background color?
In an Image Block or Grid Gallery Block, you can choose from two different overlays for each lightbox:
- Choose Dark Overlay for a black background color.
- Choose Light Overlay for a white background color.
In Gallery Pages set to Grid, you can set lightboxes to Light (white) or Dark (black) in the Gallery Styles section of the Style Editor.
Lightbox with Image Blocks
When adding an image to an Image Block, check Enable Lightbox. Set your lightbox style by choosing Dark Overlay or Light Overlay from the drop-down.
Regular Pages support multiple layouts. Only the Inline layout supports a lightbox:
- Double-click the image to open the image editor.
- Click the Design tab.
- Ensure your layout is set to Inline.
- Check Enable Lightbox.
- Choose your lightbox style with the Lightbox Theme drop-down.
Lightbox with Grid Gallery Blocks
After adding your images to a Grid Gallery Block, click the Design tab and check Lightbox. Set your lightbox slideshow style by choosing Dark Overlay or Light Overlay from the drop-down.
Note: Lightboxes aren't available in Slideshow, Carousel, or Stacked Gallery Blocks.
Lightbox with Summary Block
When a Grid Summary Block is connected to a Gallery Page, the images automatically open in a lightbox slideshow. The Summary Block lightbox color is always Dark.
The lightbox slideshow affects clickthrough URLs:
- While viewing the page, images with clickthrough URLs open the clickthrough link when clicked, rather than opening the lightbox slideshow.
- When the lightbox slideshow is open, clickthrough URLs are disabled.
Lightbox with Gallery Pages
Here are the lightbox options for template-specific Gallery Pages. Templates are grouped by family.
Tip: In any Gallery Page set to Grid, the lightbox color can be set to Light or Dark in the Style Editor.
| Adirondack | Gallery Page set to Grid |
| Avenue | No lightbox |
| Aviator, Aubrey, Encore | Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) |
| Bedford, Anya, Bryant, Hayden | Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) |
| Brine, Aria, Basil, Burke, Cacao, Clay, Ethan, Fairfield, Feed, Foster, Greenwich, Hatch, Heights, Hunter, Hyde, Jaunt, Juke, Keene, Lincoln, Maple, Margot, Marta, Mentor, Mercer, Miller, Mojave, Moksha, Motto, Nueva, Polaris, Rally, Rover, Sofia, Sonny, Sonora, Thorne, Wav, West |
Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) Disabled for Index Page |
| Farro, Haute | Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) |
| Five | Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) |
| Flatiron | No lightbox |
| Forte |
Click + icon in top-right corner of image to open lightbox Disabled for Index Page |
| Galapagos | Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) |
| Ishimoto | No lightbox |
| Marquee, Adversary, Alex, Eamon, Ginger, Mint, Shift (discontinued) | Gallery Page set to Grid |
| Momentum | No lightbox |
| Montauk, Julia, Kent, Om | No lightbox |
| Native | Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) |
| Pacific, Charlotte, Fulton, Horizon, Naomi |
Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) Supported on Index Page sections. |
| Skye, Foundry, Indigo, Ready, Tudor |
Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) Disabled for Index Page |
| Supply | No lightbox |
| Tremont, Camino, Carson, Henson | No lightbox |
| Wells | No lightbox |
| Wexley | Click any image to open a lightbox slideshow. Lightbox disabled on mobile. |
| York, Artesia, Flores, Harris, Jasper, Jones, Lange, Shibori | Gallery Page set to Grid (Clickthrough URLs disable lightbox) |