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Auto ThickBox Plus

Overlays linked image, inline, iFrame and AJAX content on the page in simple & fast effects. (improved version of Auto Thickbox plugin)

Auto ThickBox Plus plugin is the improved version of Auto Thickbox plugin, with some extra features and bug fixes.

By clicking on links, this plugin overlays linked content on the page in simple & fast effects. It's recommended if you want to pop up thumbnails easily in its original size.

Basic Features

  • Automatically applies ThickBox script to thumbnails including WordPress Galleries
    • All you do is upload images to WordPress Gallery or write image links to images (<a href="image"><img /></a>)
  • Pop-up effects are simple & fast compared to Lightbox, ColorBox, FancyBox, Shadowbox, Slimbox and so on
    • ThickBox will be the answer if you prefer no animation effects & no fancy design
  • Automatically resizes images that are larger than the browser window
  • Uses WordPress built-in ThickBox library (no need to install the script and refer to it)

Extra Features

  • Overlays images in either "Gallery Images" or "Single Image" style
  • Automatically applies ThickBox to text links to images (<a href="image">text</a>)
  • Auto Resize feature can be disabled if you prefer
  • ThickBox window can be moved/resized by dragging mouse
  • Can be customized the behavior & design through more than 60 options
    • e.g. Click action can be selected from 'Close', 'None', 'Next' and 'Prev/Next'
  • Supports also BMP and WebP image formats
  • Supports Inline content on the page (#TB_inline)
  • Supports AJAX content (displays internal files on the page without iframe)
  • Compatible widely down to even obsolete WordPress 2.7
  • Compatible with default theme in WordPress 3.2/3.3 called Twenty Eleven
  • Compatible with cache plugins such as W3 Total Cache and Head Cleaner
  • Improved ThickBox is also available in another ThickBox plugins such as NextGEN Gallery
  • Uses WordPress translations
    • Now ThickBox window is localized to more than 70 languages (Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italy, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and more)
  • And fixed a lot of bugs in original plugin and thickbox.js/css (See Changelog)

How to Install

See Installation.

How to Use

See Usage in Other Notes.

Auto ThickBox Plus needs Your Support

  • If you install this plugin, put Rating Stars and vote Compatibility (Works/Broken) via the right sidebar
  • If you have any feedback or questions, visit Plugin Forum or Contact Me
  • If you can localize this plugin, please send me translated ato-thickbox.pot file
  • If you like this plugin, please consider making a donation to support plugin development

Any comments will be very helpful and appreciated. Thank you for your support!

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Requires: 2.7 or higher
Compatible up to: 3.4-beta4
Last Updated: 2012-5-24
Downloads: 34,041

Average Rating

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(12 ratings)

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