Title: Cannot close lightbox window
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Cannot close lightbox window

 *  [wordwriter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordwriter/)
 * (@wordwriter)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/)
 * Hey,
 * I installed this plugin and setup an image to work with lightbox. When I click
   the image it opens, but the window cannot be closed.
 * Site is here:
    [http://sotrb.com/](http://sotrb.com/)
 * Click on the book image on the left and the window will open, but you will not
   be able to close it.
 * Lightbox plus colorbox version: 2.6
 * Thanks
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/lightbox-plus/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lightbox-plus/)

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 *  [tastymouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tastymouse/)
 * (@tastymouse)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/#post-4953588)
 * I have the same issue. I couldn’t find a solution, so I hope someone will post
   it here.
 *  Thread Starter [wordwriter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordwriter/)
 * (@wordwriter)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/#post-4953608)
 * Yes it’s very strange. There’s a “home” button on the bottom that seems like 
   it should be a link to close the window, but it doesn’t work.
 * If I can’t get a solution in the next week or so I’ll just have to use a different
   plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [wordwriter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordwriter/)
 * (@wordwriter)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/#post-4953728)
 * I gave up and went with Royal Prettyphoto instead.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/rt-prettyphoto/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/rt-prettyphoto/)
 * works great
 *  [tastymouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tastymouse/)
 * (@tastymouse)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/#post-4953734)
 * okay, I’ll try that to, thanks.
 *  [tastymouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tastymouse/)
 * (@tastymouse)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/#post-4953785)
 * I finally found it: I had to check ‘Close overlay’ in the Settings> Interface.
   And enter some text in ‘close image text’.
 *  [benh_82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benh_82/)
 * (@benh_82)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/#post-4953786)
 * Im having the same issue as everyone else here, cant close the lightbox.
 * #tastymouse tried your suggestion but didnt work, was hoping that would fix it
   as i really like this plugin, need to use inline content so this was a nice plugin
   to use.
 * If it cant be resolved ill have to try another plugin i think.
 * Any ideas from anyone please?
 *  [tastymouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tastymouse/)
 * (@tastymouse)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/#post-4953787)
 * I went for [http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-fancybox/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-fancybox/)
   
   another one that works okay is [http://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-lightbox/)

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 * 7 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [tastymouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tastymouse/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-close-lightbox-window/#post-4953787)
 * Status: not resolved