Title: Native WordPress Lightbox not working
Last modified: June 3, 2024

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# Native WordPress Lightbox not working

 *  Resolved [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)
 * (@webzunft)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/native-wordpress-lightbox-not-working/)
 * Hi there,
 * I like to use the native WordPress lightbox option alongside with your plugin,
   but now noticed that the option “Expand on click” in the image link settings 
   does not appear as a choice when Easy Fancybox is enabled.
 * Easy Fancybox is set to only apply to images with a link and I didn’t find any
   other option that could help me.
 * Does the plugin exclude being used alongside WordPress’ own Lightbox? I am sure
   it worked with WP 6.4 before.
 * Thanks,
   Thomas

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 *  Plugin Author [Firelight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/firelightwp/)
 * (@firelightwp)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/native-wordpress-lightbox-not-working/#post-17799940)
 * Hi [@webzunft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/) – Yes, we did recently
   introduce a change to disable the default lightbox when Easy Fancybox is active.
   I think our assumption was that if you’re using a lightbox plugin, you don’t 
   want to use the default lightbox.
 * We can look at introducing an option for this.
 * To help us think through it, can I ask why you’re using the default lightbox 
   and the plugin at the same time? Do you prefer the style of the core lightbox
   for single images? Are you using the core for images vs plugin for something 
   else (ie, inline content or modal popup or video)?
 *  Thread Starter [Thomas Maier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webzunft/)
 * (@webzunft)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/native-wordpress-lightbox-not-working/#post-17800815)
 * I am seriously irritated with the impact of your changes. Especially after you
   also auto-enabled the lightbox for all images in a release.
 * I want to use the core lightbox for images and your plugin for other media and
   where core doesn’t support a lightbox, yet, like for galleries.
 * Thanks,
   Thomas
 *  Plugin Author [Firelight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/firelightwp/)
 * (@firelightwp)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/native-wordpress-lightbox-not-working/#post-17802607)
 * Hi,
   We hear your frustration and apologize for the extra hassle.
 * Both of the changes you mention are made in response to recent core changes –
   adding the lightbox and moving the setting to link images. They are designed,
   and we think have been effective/welcome by most, in making the lightbox extremely
   simple to use. You just install the plugin, and images/galleries open in the 
   new lightbox. That’s the preferred behavior for most of our users. Hence the 
   changes.
 * But obviously different users need different things, and we especially understand
   being annoyed that these are changes to prior default behavior. 
   On this one:“
   auto-enabled the lightbox for all images” … You can change that by going the 
   Settings at Lightbox > Images > Apply To, and updating that setting to All Image
   Links instead of All Images.
 * For disabling the core lightbox, we hadn’t added an option, but we’ll look at
   doing so for the next release. The expected time frame for that would be next
   week.
 * Thanks very much for your feedback.
 *  Plugin Author [Firelight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/firelightwp/)
 * (@firelightwp)
 * [1 year, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/native-wordpress-lightbox-not-working/#post-17821009)
 * Hi Thomas, 
   Wanted to follow up on this and let you know we’ve just released 
   an option that allows you enable/disable the core lightbox. It is still disabled
   by default. But you can enable it by going to Lightbox > Miscellaneous > Disable
   Core Lightbox, and unchecking that box.
 * Between this new setting and the one above for to apply the lightbox only to 
   images with links, you should be able to return fully to the prior behavior.
 * I’m going to mark this issue resolved, but definitely let us know if you have
   other questions.
 * Thanks!

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