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Image Projector

Image Projector

By wpgloe
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Description

Image Projector – a unique lightbox that provides a responsive full-window view and slider for images in posts or pages, including galleries and carousels. Flexible options will let you present a minimal or rich interface to the visitor.

Features

  • Plug and Play, no editing of theme code or other code needed
  • Tolerant to markup variations, suitable for block themes and classic themes
  • Modify strings – translate front end to targeted language region, RTL support
  • Visitor can switch view style and background
  • Supports zoom, flip image, grayscale view
  • Optional thumbstrip when relevant
  • Supports modern image formats WebP and AVIF when browser supports it
  • Humble, responsive and quiet appearance

Demo

For examples on general use, please visit image-projector.com. Here you will also find an overview of all the admin options as well as other information.

Used on an archive page when ‘Collect post images’ behaviour is chosen, it will limit the collection to the first or featured image in queried posts.

Privacy Notice

This plugin does not track users. It does not store any data to the database other than plugin settings, neither does it send any data to any server.

Last used view style and background style is stored in a cookie on visitor’s device and applied if visitor returns.

Screenshots

  • Example view with thumbstrip.

Installation

New installation:
1. Upload the plugin to your WordPress plugin directory or install it by using the “Add Plugin” function of WordPress
2. Activate the plugin at the plugin administration page.
3. Modify the plugin settings as needed and save changes.

Update existing installation:

Press the Update button for the plugin or follow these steps:

  1. Download zip file from WordPress plugin directory.
  2. Deactivate the plugin.
  3. Unzip the downloaded file to the plugin folder.
  4. Activate the plugin. If any new options are added, check the settings pages and adjust settings as needed.

FAQ

How can I use it together with NextGEN gallery or other third-party gallery plugins?

For NextGEN, select None for Lightbox effects in the Other options page of NextGEN gallery plugin.
Other plugins may have a different approach, this should normally be described in the plugin documentation. Please leave a support message if you are not able to make it work as expected.

Only one image from a gallery or carousel is shown, and no arrows – why?

Probably due to that the the gallery or carousel wrapper is not detected. Please specify the parent element for the gallery or carousel elements. If in doubt, do not hesitate to register a support case.

Can I choose which posts/pages and images it shall be activated for or excluded from?

Yes. This can be specified in the plugin settings page.

Can I modify the styles?

Please have a look into the plugin settings page for various options affecting element styles. If there are certain elements you would like to have more control of, please file a support case.

Reviews

Best lightbox plugin

12 November 2023
The only plugin that truly works with webp images, simple to use and with excellent support.

Excellent Image Viewer for Images Photo/Document

31 May 2023 2 replies
I needed a way to render images of varied original quality (historical records scanned by a third party) so users could clearly focus on text and read. I tried numerous lightbox, gallery, photo plugins and none accomplished this – magnification / zooming was too limited or resulted in image distortion or loss of responsiveness. What I really wanted was flexible magnification and panning while maintaining clarity and responsiveness. Image Projector does exactly this and doesn’t come with excess features/bloat. When I look for a plugin I read the reviews, I look at whether or not it’s being maintained. Ordinarily, I might have overlooked this one given its age and low number of downloads, but it had been recently updated and was a great fit for my needs. After installing, it didn’t work. Typically, I walk away and simply use something else, but I’d already tried the other options. This time, I went to the support forum. And viola! I have an updated version (5.3) installed and all is great! So, a huge applause for the developer who was responsive and expedient with the needed fix. It is completely compatible with WordPress 6.2.2 and twenty twenty-three. Image Projector is the best I have come across for responsive detailed image viewing with just the right number of customizing options!

Great plugin

11 April 2023
Thank you very much for this plugin, I have tested many but this one answers everything I was looking for!!

Great lightbox plugin

22 April 2022
This plugin is a good choice if you use DIVI, and want using alternative lightbox. With this plugin can zoom image in lightbox, bright/dark background, lot of control settings, caption support and many more good options. And the support is excellent. I really recommend it.

Such great options!

17 December 2021
The possibility to choose background; white/dark is so brilliant. Also you can choose different sizes to show your photo in the lightbox + more options. And as a quick respond to my request they added a choice to limit the image to original size. So -the support is also excellent! A very nice and unique plugin indeed. Recommended.
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Contributors and Developers

“Image Projector” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Change Log

6.2.1

  • Fixed layout issue for view style 2 that could show up on block themes.
  • Removed a system default image group wrapper class that caused unrelated images to be included in image collection for block themes.

6.2

  • Removed obsolete call to load_plugin_textdomain().
  • Fixed minor issues.
  • Tested for WordPress 6.8.

6.1

  • Minor adjustments to thumbstrip feature. Option to choose whether the indicator for current thumb shall be shown is addded.

6.0

  • Improvements to the thumbstrip including new options in Features to choose thumb style, height of thumbstrip and margins.
  • General improvements.

5.13

  • Fixed bug on non-touch devices that terminated the plugin on load if menu button was placed at the right-hand side.
  • Added option to show thumbstrip also on small devices.
  • Did some partial refactoring to reduce footprint of plugin.
  • Minor improvements.

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Ratings

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Issues resolved in last two months:

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