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WP PlugIndex currently records Basic Protected Lightbox version 1.1 as active, updated 6y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.5.
Overview
About this plugin
This plugin provides a very lightweight, minimalist, jQuery-based lightbox for displaying full-screen versions of the images from WordPress galleries. It also gives some basic copy protection that should foil relatively unmotivated image thieves by inserting a transparent overlay over the lightbox and all gallery thumbnails. This will prevent people from copying images in your galleries via right-click or drag-and-drop.
It’s not a true preventative measure, in that someone who really wants to download copies of your images will most likely find a different way, but it is a little more secure than linking directly to the full resolution versions. Image copying is pretty much impossible to fully prevent aside from just not publishing your work in the first place; my goal with this plugin is to find a good middle ground.
Want to see it in action? Check out the photos page on my personal website for a live demo.
Features
Minimalist and lightweight: the 3 public-facing files are only about 8KB total
Mobile-friendly with swipe gesture support
Prevents some common image download methods with a transparent overlay
Works immediately and seamlessly with the WordPress default gallery block
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
copy protection
gallery
images
lightbox
photography
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 5.5
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.5.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.5
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.3 · PHP 5.6
Update activity17 Aug 20206y ago
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