The current version of shadowbox-js now caches the shadowbox.js that it builds from those individual files.
There are a few options:
1) After making the change delete all of the files from wp-content/uploads/shadowbox-js and then visit the settings page for Shadowbox JS and click “Save Changes”. This will re-cache the full output.
2) After making the change download the development version of the plugin from http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/shadowbox-js.zip following the manual upgrade steps at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shadowbox-js/other_notes/ and then visiting the settings page and selecting “false” for “Use cached shadowbox.js” and click save changes, this will bypass the cache and dynamically generate the full JS each page load.
3) Follow the steps in the FAQ titled “How can I use a custom Shadowbox skin without having to worry about it being deleted during the upgrade process?” at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/shadowbox-js/faq/
I recommend step 3.
Thanks for the quick response. I was able to get it to recognize my changes by deleting the cache files and saving the settings in wordpress.
I agree, #3 would be better — I tried that but wasn’t quite sure what I would be pointing to – my own version of skin.js or another complete folder of the shadowbox-js with all files/folders inside?
And to understand the syntax… If my skin.js exists in a folder called “shadowbox” which is in the root directory of my wordpress installation, then this would be the correct way of calling it?:
function custom_shadowbox_js($url) {
return get_bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’) . ‘/shadowbox/skin.js’;
}
add_filter(‘shadowbox-js’, ‘custom_shadowbox_js’);
Thanks much!
Actually what you need to do is download shadowbox from github. Modify the source skin.js and then follow the readme included for building shadowbox.js. This will build a full shadowbox.js file, which you will then reference in the custom_shadowbox_js function.
Hi, Matt.
I also tried to build my own shadowbox.js, and could get it!
For all “Shadowbox JS” lovers, let me explain how to make it.
BTW, making the custom shadowbox.js, it requires Ruby and Rake(one of Ruby tools). Before building the shadowbox.js, you must install them.
1. Download Shadowbox.js source(.zip) from GitHub and expand it.
2. Move to root of source directory, open “build.yml” file with any text editor.
3. Edit settings as you like and save the file. In my case, I only edited “language” setting.
4. Execute “rake” command in same directory with any console or command prompt. You can execute “rake” command with no arguments.
5. You can see a new “build” directory is made. Open the directory, you can also see your own shadowbox.js and other files.
