Title: [Plugin: Shadowbox JS] Getting plugin to work
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Shadowbox JS] Getting plugin to work

 *  [Saraswati11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saraswati11/)
 * (@saraswati11)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-shadowbox-js-getting-plugin-to-work/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m trying to use plugin with default theme on a mamp install on a local server
   I have set up. I can’t figure out the instructions.
 * First instructions says
 * By default this plugin will add the activator attribute to all image links, movie
   links, audio links and YouTube/Google Video links that do not already have the
   activator attribute. Meaning basically, by default all images in the posts on
   your site will automatically be displayed using Shadowbox.
 * Then just below that it says this,
    Be sure to include rel=”shadowbox” as this
   activates the plugin,
 * which seems contradict the first statement. should automatically add a link to
   a video or an image or not? If not i’m not sure exactly what I would need to 
   do.
 * Thanks

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 *  [Matt Martz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sivel/)
 * (@sivel)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-shadowbox-js-getting-plugin-to-work/#post-1268358)
 * You are selectively reading. After that first statement it actually says: “If
   you want more fine grain control over the links continue with the next steps.”
 * See the Usage section here for more info [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shadowbox-js/other_notes/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shadowbox-js/other_notes/)
 * In general most people will never need to add rel=”shadowbox” to their links.
   This plugin should handle most use cases. If however, you want more fine grain
   control over the links then you can feel free to use the rel attribute however
   you want.
 *  [fips](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fips/)
 * (@fips)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-shadowbox-js-getting-plugin-to-work/#post-1268360)
 * Sorry for hijacking this thread, but I just had some trouble setting this plugin
   up myself. On a clean, test WordPress install I added the plugin and enabled 
   it, then went over to the options page. The first thing I was greeted with was
   being told I’d deleted all of the settings and could safely remove the plugin(
   sorry I can’t remember the exact wording!). After clicking ‘Save’, the regular
   options were brought up, but the defaults under advanced settings were all blank/
   missing, and the plugin naturally failed to do anything:
 * > <!– Begin Shadowbox JS –>
   >  <script type=”text/javascript”> var shadowbox_conf
   > = { adapter: “yui”, language: “en”, players: [“html”,”iframe”,”img”,”qt”,”swf”,”
   > wmp”], animate: true, animateFade: true, animSequence: “wh”, autoDimensions:
   > false, modal: true, showOverlay: true, overlayColor: “”, overlayOpacity: , 
   > flashBgColor: “”, autoplayMovies: true, showMovieControls: true, slideshowDelay:,
   > resizeDuration: , fadeDuration: , displayNav: true, continuous: true, displayCounter:
   > true, counterType: “default”, counterLimit: , viewportPadding: , handleOversize:“
   > none”, handleUnsupported: “link”, initialHeight: , initialWidth: , enableKeys:
   > true, skipSetup: false, flashParams: {bgcolor:”#000000″, allowFullScreen:true},
   > flashVars: {}, flashVersion: “9.0.0”, useSizzle: false }; Shadowbox.init(shadowbox_conf);
   > </script> <!– End Shadowbox JS –>
 * Once the defaults were back in place (either manually or clicking to restore 
   defaults), everything worked fine again. I can only assume that’s an issue for
   first time users of the latest version.

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 * Last reply from: [fips](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fips/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-shadowbox-js-getting-plugin-to-work/#post-1268360)
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