Diego Pereira

Hi aspiee,

Thanks for the detailed report — the DevTools/Network checks really help.

Two things to check:

1. “Link To” per image. In the Image Gallery widget, “Link To” is set per image inside the Images list, not globally. Please confirm the failing images have it set to Lightbox (not “None” or empty) — otherwise PowerFolio renders a plain link to the file, which matches what you’re seeing. The PowerFolio lightbox is a free feature, no PRO needed.

2. JS not loading on the live page. Your finding (works in the editor, missing on the published page, no console errors, file not in Network) is the classic signature of a JS optimization/cache plugin (defer, combine, or “delay JS until interaction”) or an Elementor experiment stripping the script. The editor preview bypasses those optimizers, which is why it works there.

Could you try, then hard-reload the live page (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R)?
– Temporarily disable any JS defer/delay/combine option in your cache/optimization plugin (WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, Perfmatters, Autoptimize, Asset CleanUp, etc.).
– In Elementor > Settings > Features, set Improved Asset Loading to Inactive and save.

Then view the live page source and search for custom-portfolio-lightbox.js and simple-lightbox.min.js. If they show up now, that confirms the cause.

If it still fails, please reply with: the live page URL, active theme, your active plugins (especially any optimization/cache plugin), and your Elementor version.

Thanks,
Diego

Hi @giddyaf ,

We just replied to your support ticket. Please let us know if it worked.

Hi there,

You are correct — PowerFolio’s portfolio items do not include WordPress Tags by default. The portfolio post type only comes with its own “Portfolio Categories” taxonomy, which works like categories (hierarchical) rather than tags (flat).

However, the good news is that you can easily add WordPress Tags support to your portfolio items by adding a small code snippet to your theme’s functions.php file (or by using a code snippets plugin like “Code Snippets”):

1. Go to your WordPress admin panel

2. Navigate to Appearance > Theme File Editor (or use a code snippets plugin)

3. Add the following code:

function add_tags_to_portfolio() {

register_taxonomy_for_object_type('post_tag', 'elemenfolio');

}

add_action('init', 'add_tags_to_portfolio');

4. Save the file

5. Go to Settings > Permalinks and click "Save Changes" to refresh the permalink structure

fAter adding this code, you should see the Tags option appear in your portfolio item editor, and your portfolio items will share the same tags as regular posts. This can help with your SEO since search engines will be able to index your portfolio items with relevant tag-based keywords.

A couple of important notes:

– If you add this code to your theme’s functions.php, keep in mind it will be lost if you update or change your theme. Using a child theme or a code snippets plugin is the safer approach.

– These tags will be the standard WordPress tags (shared with blog posts). If you prefer portfolio-specific tags that are separate from your blog tags, you would need to register a custom non-hierarchical taxonomy instead.

– The Portfolio Categories that already exist in PowerFolio can also be helpful for SEO, so make sure you are using those as well.

Let me know if you need any further help with this.

Best regards,

Diego

Closing the ticket for now. Please re-open if needed.

Thanks a lot for the feedback @momo-fr!

The code is ready for translation, but I think I forgot to generate the .mo file.

I’ll check and fix it in the next update.

All the best,
Diego

I will mark this ticket as resolved for now 🙂