Hey.
There are a few plugins that can help you achieve this effect.
One that I found is WP Video Lightbox: http://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/wp-video-lightbox/
Once you’ve installed and activated this plugin, you can input similar HTML to the following into the editor for the relevant page: <a href="http://youtu.be/6LQlLTaaOAs" rel="wp-video-lightbox">The text you wish to display on your site!</a>
The value for href is the link that YouTube provides users when you click “Share this video.” (The example I gave is linking to the Stones, obviously change this to the link for the video you wish to share!)
The value for rel is what calls the WP Video Lightbox plugin and creates the ‘pop-out’ effect that you’re after.
If you don’t like the look of this plugin, have a browse of the plugin directory for something similar: http://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/
Alternatively, if you know a little about web development, and would rather not use a plugin, you can find the following jQuery libraries to help you: http://fancybox.net/home, http://www.jacklmoore.com/colorbox/
Thank you so much. I am still a rookie with WP, and I mean like less than a week. The more I use it, the more I am loving it. Took a little while but I did get it to work in a post.
Seeing as though you are a boffin at this stuff I have 2 questions.
Do you by any chance know how to create this link so that it will work on a slider image. I have noticed that a slider image does not allow you to create a link that is not connected to a post or a page. Very much like the example that I gave you before. http://www.drumcafewest.com
And secondly, in WP where is the html editor for the posts and the pages. I thought it may be the text folder, but for some reason it does not seem to be it.
Ah, I am by no means boffin, and I am sure you are by no means a rookie. 🙂
In regards to your first question, could you perhaps link to the site you are trying to edit or let me know the theme you’re using? I’d then be able to download it onto my test account and try to figure out how to go about solving this better.
To your second question: You were right initially, in that you can input HTML under the text tab of the pages/post editor.
If you want to make more major HTML changes or just review the markup for your pages, you can access the editor in the dashboard area by going to Appearance->Editor. However, DO NOT make changes directly here. You need to create a child theme if you want to edit any of these files. Information about child theme’s can be found here: http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Child_Themes
Hi Sobbhan
Thanks for responding. Believe me, I am a rookie at WordPress, but getting there. The Theme I am using is Customizr http://www.themesandco.com/customizr-v3-0-5-is-live-with-great-new-feature/
The site I am trying to rebuild is here http://wordpress.drumcafe.ca/here/ The site I had before was built about 5 years ago http://www.drumcafe.ca and it needs a revamp.
Would you mind posting any future issues you have with your site in the Customizr support channel: http://ww.wp.xz.cn/support/theme/customizr. This is a very active support channel and people replying to thread here have a strong knowledge of the theme.
have you tried the plugin “nextgen-gallery”?
