Portfolio item – thumbnail link to lightbox – multiple images?

[stevew]

Hey, I’m trying to link a portfolio thumb image to display a multiple images in a lightbox. Under ‘Thumbnail Link Options’ I’ve selected ‘Lightbox to image (select below)’ Then uploaded multiple images using the ‘upload images’ button below. When I click the thumbnail on a thumbnail the lightbox opens but only displays the last image. Is possible to have the lightbox act as a slider to display all the images?

Thanks
Steve

[Cosmin – SUPPORT]

Hi Steve,

The lightbox plugin would do that with all the lightbox-enabled images it finds on the page (usually it’ll work if the images aren’t too big).

You could also use WordPress’ native gallery function – insert it and then switch to Text view or Classic Editor, to make sure the WordPress gallery shortcode has link=”file” in it, like so:

[gallery columns="4" ids="1,2,3,4" link="file"]

Regards,

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Cosmin
Support Assistant

[stevew]

Hi, can you take a look at the grab attached please. You can see I have selected multiple images under thumbnail link options but the lightbox only displays the last image. No arrows to navigate through the other images. Do I need to do something to make the images lightbox enabled?

Thanks
Steve

[Cosmin – SUPPORT]

Hi Steve,

It doesn’t work like that, only one image you set in there will be used. The lightbox script does that navigation thing if multiple images are actually present on the page; in this case, they wouldn’t be.

If you need multiple images with lightbox nav in a portfolio item, I’d suggest building that portfolio item out of multiple Single Image elements, or try and use the default WordPress gallery, as I mentioned above.

Regards,
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Cosmin
Support Assistant