Title: Rado's Native Lightbox Author: radogado Published: 4. měrca 2026 Last modified: 4. měrca 2026 --- Tykace pytaś ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/rados-native-lightbox.svg) # Rado's Native Lightbox Wót [radogado](https://profiles.wordpress.org/radogado/) [Ześěgnuś](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/rados-native-lightbox.1.0.0.zip) * [Drobnostki](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/rados-native-lightbox/#description) * [Pógódnośenja](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/rados-native-lightbox/#reviews) * [Instalacija](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/rados-native-lightbox/#installation) * [Wuwiśe](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/rados-native-lightbox/#developers) [Pódpěra](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/rados-native-lightbox/) ## Wopisanje Rado’s Native Lightbox instantly upgrades every WordPress gallery into a beautiful, full-screen lightbox carousel. Just activate and go — your existing galleries are transformed automatically, no shortcodes to learn, no settings pages to configure. Built on [Native Carousel](https://nativecarousel.com/), it uses the browser’s own scroll-snapping instead of heavy animation libraries. The result is buttery-smooth swiping on phones, fluid keyboard navigation on desktops, and a total footprint of roughly 13 KB — smaller than a single thumbnail image. **Why this plugin?** * **Zero configuration** — activate it and every gallery on your site becomes a lightbox carousel. Deactivate it and galleries revert to normal. Nothing is written to your database. * **Truly lightweight** — ~13 KB total (JS + CSS). No jQuery, no frameworks, no external requests. Your PageSpeed score stays intact. * **Works with any theme** — Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, GeneratePress, or anything else. The plugin bundles everything it needs. * **Accessible by default** — full keyboard navigation, focus trapping in the lightbox, screen-reader labels on every control, and `prefers-reduced-motion` support. * **Native scroll-snap** — hardware-accelerated, 60 fps swiping powered by the browser itself, not JavaScript animation loops. * **Dark mode aware** — the lightbox overlay adapts to the visitor’s system color scheme automatically. **Features at a glance:** * Full-screen lightbox with swipe, keyboard and mouse-wheel navigation * Compact thumbnail index strip with scrollable overflow * „Thumbnails only“ toggle in both the Block Editor sidebar and Classic Editor settings * Endless (infinite loop) navigation * Lazy-loaded images with low-resolution placeholder blur while loading * Captions and alt text fully preserved * Featured-image click opens the matching gallery slide on single posts * Editor performance guard — caps image sizes in the block editor to prevent crashes with large galleries **How it works:** The plugin intercepts gallery rendering at display time and outputs [Native Carousel](https://nativecarousel.com/) HTML markup. Your post content is never modified — the transformation is purely visual and fully reversible. ### Third-party source code This plugin bundles minified assets from **Native Carousel**, an open-source carousel component (GPL-2.0-or-later). * Homepage & documentation: [https://nativecarousel.com/](https://nativecarousel.com/) * Source code repository: [https://github.com/radogado/n-carousel](https://github.com/radogado/n-carousel) The following files in `assets/` are the minified production builds: * `n-carousel.min.js` — carousel runtime * `n-carousel-preload.min.js` — image preloader * `n-carousel.min.css` — carousel styles The unminified, human-readable source is available in the GitHub repository linked above. No build tools are needed to work with this plugin’s own code — `gallery- lightbox.css` and the admin JavaScript files are shipped unminified and readable. This plugin is also maintained as part of the niui theme project: [https://gitlab.com/spacest/niui/-/tree/main/rados-native-lightbox](https://gitlab.com/spacest/niui/-/tree/main/rados-native-lightbox) ## Instalacija 1. Upload the `rados-native-lightbox` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`. 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress. 3. Your galleries are now lightbox carousels — no configuration needed. ## FAQ ### Does this work with any theme? Yes. The plugin bundles its own JavaScript and CSS — no special theme support is needed. It has been tested with Twenty Twenty-Five and other popular themes. ### Will it slow down my site? No. The entire plugin is about 13 KB (minified JS + CSS combined). There are no external HTTP requests, no jQuery dependency, and no render-blocking resources. The JavaScript loads in the footer and images are lazy-loaded. ### What happens if I deactivate the plugin? Galleries revert to WordPress’s default rendering instantly. The plugin never modifies your post content — the transformation happens at display time only, so there is nothing to clean up. ### How do I switch between thumbnails-only and full slides? **Block Editor:** Select the gallery block, open the sidebar, and toggle „Thumbnails only“ under the Native Carousel panel. **Classic Editor:** Open the gallery settings modal and use the „Thumbnails only“ checkbox. ### Does this work with the Classic Editor plugin? Yes. The plugin supports both the block editor (Gutenberg) and the Classic Editor. ### Is the lightbox accessible? Yes. The carousel supports full keyboard navigation (arrow keys, Home, End, Escape to close), traps focus inside the lightbox when open, provides screen-reader labels on all controls, and respects the `prefers-reduced-motion` system setting. ### Can I style the controls to match my theme? Yes. The carousel controls are styled via CSS custom properties. Add these to your theme’s CSS to customize the look: ``` --nui-control-bg (button background), `--nui-control-color` (button icon/text), `--nui-control-highlight` (selected thumbnail ring), `--nui-border-radius` (button rounding). ``` ### What is Native Carousel? [Native Carousel](https://nativecarousel.com/) is a standalone, open-source carousel component that uses the browser’s native scroll-snapping instead of JavaScript animation. It is lightweight, accessible, and dependency-free. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Sobustatkujuce a wuwijarje „Rado's Native Lightbox“ jo software wótwórjonego žrědła. Slědujuce luźe su pśinosowali k toś tomu tykacoju. Sobustatkujuce * [ radogado ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/radogado/) [Translate “Rado's Native Lightbox” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/rados-native-lightbox) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rados-native-lightbox/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/rados-native-lightbox/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/rados-native-lightbox/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/rados-native-lightbox/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. * Block gallery (`core/gallery`) transformation via `render_block` filter. * Classic `[gallery]` shortcode transformation via `post_gallery` filter. * „Thumbnails only“ toggle for Block Editor and Classic Editor. * Bundled Native Carousel assets — works with any theme. * Editor image size capping to improve performance with large galleries. * Featured-image-to-lightbox click handler for single posts. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **2 mjaseca** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.9 abo nowša ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 abo nowša ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/rados-native-lightbox/) * Tags * [carousel](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/carousel/)[gallery](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery/) [lightbox](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lightbox/)[photography](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/photography/) [thumbnails](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/thumbnails/) * [Rozšyrjony naglěd](https://dsb.wordpress.org/plugins/rados-native-lightbox/advanced/) ## Pógódnośenja No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/rados-native-lightbox/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/rados-native-lightbox/reviews/) ## Sobustatkujuce * [ radogado ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/radogado/) ## Pódpěra Got something to say? Need help? [Forum pomocy pokazaś](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/rados-native-lightbox/)