=== WP Video Lightbox === Contributors: Tips and Tricks HQ, Ruhul Amin, wptipsntricks Donate link: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ Tags: wordpress lightbox, wordpress video lightbox, video lightbox, wp video lightbox, wordpress video embed, add video to wordpress, gallery, image, images, lightbox, lightview, overlay, photo, photos, picture, video Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 4.9 Stable tag: 1.8.5 License: GPLv2 or later Very easy to use WordPress lightbox plugin to display YouTube and Vimeo videos in an elegant lightbox overlay. == Description == The WordPress Video Lightbox plugin allows you to embed videos on a page using lightbox overlay display. This plugin can be used to display images, flash, YouTube, Vimeo, iFrame etc in a lightbox overlay. The embedded videos can be viewed on iPhone and iPad too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoLLwF6OwzQ = Embedding Vimeo Video = You can embed a vimeo video using the following shortcode in a WordPress post or page: `[video_lightbox_vimeo5 video_id="13562192" width="640" height="480" anchor="click here to open vimeo video"]` `[video_lightbox_vimeo5 video_id="13562192" width="640" height="480" anchor="http://www.example.com/images/vimeo-thumb.jpg"]` You need to replace the value of "video_id" with your actual vimeo video ID. When a user clicks on the anchor text/image your vimeo video will pop up in lightbox. = Embedding YouTube Video = You can embed a YouTube video using the following shortcode in a WordPress post or page: `[video_lightbox_youtube video_id="G7z74BvLWUg" width="640" height="480" anchor="click here to open YouTube video"]` `[video_lightbox_youtube video_id="G7z74BvLWUg" width="640" height="480" anchor="http://www.example.com/images/youtube-thumb.jpg"]` You need to replace the value of "video_id" with your actual YouTube video ID. You can also control the size of the lightbox window by customizing the width and height parameters. = Optimizing the SEO of your Thumbnail Image = When you are using a thumbnail image as the anchor, you can describe it using the "alt" parameter in the shortcode. It helps Search Engines understand what this image is about. `[video_lightbox_youtube video_id="G7z74BvLWUg" width="640" height="480" anchor="http://www.example.com/images/youtube-thumb.jpg" alt="text that describes this image"]` You need to replace the value of "alt" with your own description of the image. = Features/Settings Configuration = Once you have installed the plugin you can configure some options to customize the popup. The settings menu can be accessed from "Settings->Video Lightbox->prettyPhoto". * Enable prettyPhoto: Check this option if you want to use the prettyPhoto library * Animation speed: fast / slow / normal [default: fast] * Autoplay slideshow: true / false [default: false] * Opacity: Value between 0 and 1 [default: 0.8] * Show title: true / false [default: true] * Allow resize: Resize the photos bigger than viewport. true / false [default: true] * Allow expand: Allow the user to expand a resized image. true / false [default: true] * Default width: default width of the lightbox window [default: 640, you can override it using the width parameter in the shortcode] * Default height: default height of the lightbox window [default: 480, you can override it using the height parameter in the shortcode] * Counter separator label: The separator for the gallery counter in lightbox [default: /] * Theme: theme for the lightbox window - Default, Light Rounded, Dark Rounded, Light Square, Dark Square, Facebook * Horizontal padding: The padding on each side of the lightbox window [default: 20] * Hide Flash: Hides all the flash objects on a page, set to true if flash appears over prettyPhoto [default: false] * wmode: the flash wmode attribute [default: opaque] * Autoplay: Automatically start videos: true / false [default: true] * Modal: If set to true, only the close button will close the window [default: false] * Deeplinking: Allow prettyPhoto to update the url to enable deeplinking. [default: true] * Overlay gallery: If this enabled, a gallery will overlay the fullscreen image on mouse over [default: true] * Overlay gallery max: Maximum number of pictures in the overlay gallery [default: 30] * Keyboard shortcuts: Set to false if you open forms inside prettyPhoto [default: true] * IE6 fallback: compatibility fallback for IE6 [default: true] = Additional Features = * Automatically retrieve the thumbnail for your video and embed in lightbox * Load YouTube video over https. This is great if you have SSL installed on your site * Disable suggested videos at the end of a YouTube video * Flexiblity of using both shortcode/html code to pop up media in lightbox * Show description of a popup in overlay For video tutorial, screenshots, detailed documentation, support and updates, please visit: [WP Video Lightbox plugin page](https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-video-lightbox-plugin-display-videos-in-a-fancy-lightbox-overlay-2700) == Usage == You need to embed the appropriate shortcode on a post/page to display the specific type of media (Youtube, Vimeo, Flash etc). Instructions for using the shortcodes are available at the following URL: [WP Video Lightbox Details Usage Instruction](https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wp-content/uploads/docs/WP-Video-Lightbox-Plugin-Usage-Guide.pdf) == Installation == Upload the plugin to the plugins directory via WordPress Plugin Uploader (Plugins->Add New->Upload->Choose File->Install Now) and Activate it. == Frequently Asked Questions == = Can this plugin be used to embed a YouTube video? = Yes = Can this plugin be used to embed a Vimeo video? = Yes = Can this plugin be used to do lightbox on images? = Yes = Can this plugin automatically create a thumbnail/anchor image from the YouTube video? = Yes == Screenshots == Please see this page for screenshots: https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-video-lightbox-plugin-display-videos-in-a-fancy-lightbox-overlay-2700 == Upgrade Notice == None == Changelog == = 1.8.5 = * Video Lightbox is now compatible with WordPress 4.9. = 1.8.4 = * Fixed a deprecated constructor warning in the class-prettyphoto.php file. = 1.8.3 = * Fixed an issue where the alternate text did not appear for a custom YouTube thumbnail. = 1.8.2 = * Video lightbox is now compatible with WordPress 4.6. = 1.8.1 = * Video lightbox now includes the minified version of the prettyPhoto library. = 1.8.0 = * Vimeo video URL is now rendered in HTTPS in the shortcode. * Vimeo video thumbnail is now retrieved with a secure API request to the vimeo server. = 1.7.9 = * Fixed some deprecated function in the settings. = 1.7.8 = * Added "alt" parameter in the shortcode that can be used to describe the anchor image. = 1.7.7 = * Added translation option which is compatible with language packs. * Video Lightbox is now compatible with WordPress 4.4. = 1.7.6 = * Video Lightbox is now compatible with WordPress 4.3. = 1.7.5 = * Updated the prettyPhoto library to fix an XSS vulnerability in it. = 1.7.4 = * Video Lightbox shortcodes will now get filtered in a text widget = 1.7.3 = * plugin is compatible with WordPress 4.2 = 1.7.2 = * plugin is now compatible with WordPress 4.1 = 1.7.1 = * Fullscreen option is now available for YouTube and Vimeo videos = 1.7.0 = * Fixed an error message in the video lightbox settings = 1.6.9 = * Added a new shortcode parameter to show the description of a video popup in lightbox = 1.6.8 = * fixed an issue where vimeo video could not be played on a HTTPS site = 1.6.7 = * plugin is now compatible with WordPress 3.9. = 1.6.6 = * YouTube video can now be loaded over https = 1.6.5 = * fixed a bug in the plugin where default options were not set for automatic upgrade = 1.6.4 = * plugin is now compatible with WordPress 3.8. = 1.6.3 = * plugin now works with multisite install. = 1.6.2 = * Created a settings menu for the plugin * Updated the prettyPhoto library to 3.1.5 = 1.6.1 = * Added https support for YouTube video. = 1.6 = * Added an option to automatically create and use the thumbnail of the YouTube or Vimeo video as the anchor image. = 1.5 = * Made some improvements as to how the JavaScript code is loaded in the plugin. WordPress 3.6 compatibility. = 1.4 = * added a feature in the shortcode to turn off the related video display after the playback = 1.3 = * First commit to the wordpress repository