ARI Fancy Lightbox Pro is the paid edition of ARI Fancy Lightbox, a WordPress popup tool based on Fancybox. It opens supported links and galleries in lightboxes for mobile and desktop without requiring extra HTML modifications.

Choose content for the lightbox

Images can come from native WordPress galleries, Jetpack galleries, NextGEN, FooGallery, Justified Image Grid, and WooCommerce product images. The add-on can also open videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Vine, and Metacafe. Local PDF documents can be displayed with a cross-browser PDFJS viewer. Google Maps links, web pages, and inline content can open in the same popup.

Deeplinks and sharing

Pro creates a unique deeplink for each lightbox item. When a user opens that link in a browser, the corresponding item can open automatically. The plugin integrates with the Facebook comment plugin and works with sharing through Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and VK. Visitors can also send content by email.

Video options and opening behavior

For YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion videos, Pro includes extended player parameters, including autoplay, related-video settings, and the fullscreen button, along with other available options. You can disable the lightbox on small screens when a popup does not fit that display size.

A shortcode can create a splash window that opens a defined lightbox when a page loads. You can configure it to appear only once. External or internal links with a target="_blank" attribute can also open inside the popup. Justified Image Grid integration adds gallery options for sites using that system.

Viewing controls and titles

On supported devices, users can tap, zoom, pan, pinch, and swipe to navigate. The lightbox can include slideshow mode, loop navigation, fullscreen viewing, and a thumbnails toolbar. Titles can come from EXIF data or file names, and style controls let you adjust the lightbox's appearance. You can disable right-clicking on images to prevent visitors from copying picture URLs.

Set up the lightbox

1. Install and activate ARI Fancy Lightbox Pro in WordPress.
2. Choose the supported gallery items, media links, pages, PDFs, or inline content to display.
3. Configure the lightbox style, navigation, slideshow, thumbnails, and screen behavior.
4. Add Pro options such as deeplinks, sharing, video parameters, or a shortcode splash window as needed.
5. Save the settings and test the popup at the relevant device sizes.