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VenoBox – Lightweight & Responsive Lightbox Plugin

A fast, responsive, and flexible lightbox for images, videos, and galleries. Zero jQuery dependency.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.1.8
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 4.0 · PHP 5.3
Directory statusactive
Last directory update22 Oct 202610d ago
Active installations200Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records VenoBox – Lightweight & Responsive Lightbox Plugin version 1.1.8 as active, updated 10d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Tired of slow, clunky lightboxes that rely on jQuery? VenoBox is the modern, lightweight, and performance-focused lightbox your WordPress site deserves.

Built from the ground up with pure JavaScript, VenoBox is incredibly fast and avoids conflicts with other plugins. It intelligently calculates the best display size for your images, offers beautiful touch-swipe navigation for galleries, and seamlessly integrates with WooCommerce product galleries.

Why Choose VenoBox?

  • ⚡ Performance First (No jQuery): Incredibly lightweight and fast-loading. It won’t slow down your site.
  • 📱 Truly Responsive: Smart image resizing and touch-swipe navigation provide a flawless experience on any device.
  • 🛒 WooCommerce Ready: Automatically enhances your WooCommerce product galleries with a beautiful and user-friendly lightbox.
  • 🎬 Multimedia Support: Works perfectly with images, videos (YouTube, Vimeo, HTML5), iFrames, and inline content.
  • 🎨 Highly Customizable: Easily change colors, styles, preloaders, and aspect ratios to match your brand’s design.

Features

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Responsive Image Handling:

VenoBox sets itself apart by dynamically calculating the max width of displayed images and maintaining their original height, ensuring your visuals look stunning on any device. No more microscopic resized images on small screens – VenoBox guarantees an immersive user experience.

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Optional Image Resizing:

Take control of your visuals with VenoBox’s optional image resizing feature, allowing you to fit images perfectly within the viewport height. Tailor your content for an aesthetically pleasing and responsive display.

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Multimedia Versatility:

From images and iframes to inline content, VenoBox supports it all. Seamlessly integrate Vimeo, YouTube, and HTML5 video formats into captivating modal lightbox popups for a truly engaging user experience.

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Automatic Activation:

Let VenoBox do the heavy lifting by automatically enabling itself for all linked images and videos on your WordPress site. Enjoy hassle-free implementation and an instantly improved visual presentation.

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Touch Swipe Gallery Navigation:

Enhance user interaction with touch swipe gallery navigation. Your audience can effortlessly explore galleries with a simple swipe, creating an intuitive and enjoyable browsing experience.

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Keyboard Navigation:

Navigate through your content with ease using VenoBox’s keyboard navigation feature. Provide users with multiple ways to interact, ensuring accessibility and user-friendliness.

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Custom Preloaders:

Impress your visitors with custom preloaders that match your website’s style. Choose from a variety of options to create a seamless transition as your images and videos load.

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Custom Videos Aspect Ratio:

Fine-tune your video displays with custom aspect ratios, ensuring your multimedia content looks just the way you envision it.

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Customizable Colors and Styles:

Tailor the appearance of VenoBox to match your brand with customizable colors and styles. Maintain a consistent visual identity across your website, creating a cohesive and polished look.

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WooCommerce Compatibility:

VenoBox seamlessly integrates with WooCommerce product galleries, offering a streamlined solution for displaying your products with style and flair.

3rd party services

YouTube

If you enable VenoBox for videos and link YouTube videos, the plugin embeds the videos inside of your website with the following url:

com/embed/

Terms of service:

com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service

Vimeo

If you enable VenoBox for videos and link Vimeo videos, the plugin embeds the videos inside of your website with the following url:

com/video/

Terms of servce:

com/terms

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WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • gallery
  • lightbox
  • modal
  • popup
  • woocommerce
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.0 · PHP 5.3
Update activity22 Oct 202610d ago

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Recent tracked changes

Version1.1.71.1.8
WordPress compatibility7.17.1.3
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