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Lightview Plus is a wordpress plug-in which integrates Lightview into your wordpress blog and automatically changes all image links, so the images will open with lightview. Now, it is possible to show videos from YouTube and Vimeo with lightview.
Installation
- Copy the lightview-plus directory to the wordpress plug-in directory under /wp-content/
- Download Lightview javascript and decompress it
- Copy the directories “css”, “images” and “js” of the decompressed folder to /wp-content/plugins/lightview-plus/
- Activate the plug-in in the plug-in menu
- That’s it!
Update
To backup the lightview javascript on update, it is possible to activate a backup function in the options menu.
Embed Images
- Choose an image of your choice, as you have done it in wordpress many times
- Create a link with this image to a bigger version of this image
- All the rest is done from lightview-plus automatically
Embed Videos
- Click the new button “Embed Video”

- In the pop-up choose the portal you want to use (at the moment only YouTube and Vimeo. More in one of the next version).
- Insert the video id
- Choose, if you want a link text under the video
- Enter the link text
- Click INSERT
Find out the Video ID
- YouTube: http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=DYgZOY2g27w
- Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/1573042
Example for Video
Download
You find the current version under wordpress.org
FAQ
Nothing is opened with lightview?
In you theme the <?php wp_head(); ?> is missing. Please, add it.
Images are still not opened with lightview!
Maybe an other plug-in uses jQuery or an older version of prototype oder scriptaculous. Deactivate the plug-ins or let me know if you found an alternative.
I added images to my text, but they are not clickable and they are not shown with lightview.
You have to create a link to the image. E. g. create a link from the image to the same image or a bigger one.
Is there a jQuery version of lightview?
I am not the author of lightview. I have done a wrapper for wordpress. Please, ask the author of lightview and let me know about the alternative.
Lightview does not work in browser xy on OS yz. / How do I change the display of lightview?
I have no look into the lightview javascript code. Please, ask the author of lightview.
Current Version
The actual version is v2.3.1. Now, it supports YouTube and Vimeo videos.
Translation
Everyone is invited to send me a translated language pack of lightview-plus. Now, we have the following languages integrated:
- German – myself
- Italian – Gianni Diurno
- French – Martin Vauchel
- Turkish – Cem Gedik
- Portuguese/Brasil – Eduardo Enrietti
- Russian – M. Comfi
- Dansk - Jim Pedersen
- Spanish – Eduardo Vázquez
Donate
If you think this plug-in is useful or you want support, don’t hesitate to donate 8 euro for it. Please remember that further development and support are done in my spare time.

@youseff
you are welcome
@denny
Yes you can do, As you describe.
i am not viewing my images in light box every things seems fine but not working,
i have in my theme dnt knw whts the worng
plz help me light view in not working, i hav tried all, still not working, i dnt hav other plugin active and i do hav in my theme and i hav installed it well
When I click on the image it just takes me through the image link, no lightview .
wht to do, plz help me as soon as possible.
great job, thank’s
good plugin! if more video format (flv, swf, mp4…) were available it would be heaven!
Very nice plugin!!
Is there anyway to make the thumb of a video smaller and the playback larger?
You can change it in the options menu of lightview plus
Hi there
I was wondering if there’s a way to get this to work for galleries using
ID.’ link=”file”]’); ?>
instead of in
I appreciate your taking the time to read and reply to this.
Will gladly make a donation if you are able to help me find a workaround. Thanks
Sorry it cut of my message. Would like it to use for the shortcode:
echo do_shortcode([gallery]) instead of the_content.
Sorry, but I don’t understand, what you want.
No problem, managed to find a solution. Thanks anyway.
Great plugin!
This pluging works fine in firefox, but, in IE doesn’t show anything.
I added class, edited post, etc, but no.
Please, ask the author of the javascript. I can’t support it.
I want to include a slideshow (pps or flash file) on the site and was hoping lightview could help. How do I embed a slide show? 720-897-8254