@abzcreative – I would start with recommending you update to the current release of NextGEN Gallery, we do not support older versions.
As it is, there is no specific conflict with the current release of NextGEN Gallery and the current version of WordPress core.
Thanks!
– Cais.
Is there a way to do this without deleting the plugin I have and installing the new one? If I did that, wouldn’t I lose all my galleries and captions/descriptions? The plugin doesn’t show that it needs to be updated, but I do see that mine is not the latest. How do I do this?
@abzcreative – If you are not seeing any update messages then something else is going on with your site that needs to be addressed.
If you want to deactivate and delete the version of NextGEN Gallery on your site now and replace it with the current version of NextGEN Gallery via the Plugins interface I would expect it to work but I cannot guarantee that it will given the above issue of no update showing to begin with. In most cases, deactivating and deleting under Plugins > Installed Plugins then re-installing and re-activating under Plugins > Add New will not cause you to lose any images, galleries, etc.
– Cais.
Did you fix this abzcreative?
I have the same problem….
abzcreative & SpritHansi, check “Gallery > Other Options > Lightbox Effects”.
After updating (sorry, I forgot the exact version), the plugin wrecks this setting. Your lightbox effect probably got reset to FancyBox or something, and if you don’t have that particular lightbox installed, you get no lightbox.
In case you have Lightbox Colorbox Plus or compatible, change the “What effect would you like to us?” dropdown menu to ‘Custom’ and then put:
rel=”lightbox”
in the Code box.
If you already have something like Easy FancyBox installed, set the “What effect…” to “None”. NGG actually shouldn’t be bundling a lightbox.
This plugin has become so very unreliable since Alex sold it to Photocrapi, which is a shame because for years it was tops. I’m replacing it everywhere as fast as possible.
@thenightrider – Thanks for your suggestions on how to check the Lightbox Effects … sorry to see the rest of your response degrade so quickly.
– Cais.
Hello,
I seem to have the same problem. All of a sudden the “lightbox” does not work anymore and each photo is displayed in a separate browser window.
WP v4.2.1 and NextGen Gallery 2.0.79
Any idea how to track down the reason for that? Already tried all the things mentioned here without success: http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/galleries-opening-lightbox/
Your help is greatly appreciated!
Thx!
Markus
@photocrati, not as quickly as the plugin itself degraded, I’m sorry to say. The massive amount of reported trouble shows that I’m not making this up. It truly is a shame, because this plugin used to be a tried-and-true stable solution for a continuing gap in WordPress core functionality. A few suggestions for improvement:
1) Get rid of all embedded code that does things that could be, and often are, done with another plugin. It’s a source of conflicts like these with lightboxes. Plus, it makes your development more complex and, hence, makes for more opportunity for bugs.
2) Never reset or change a user setting, even if you think you know better. That’s what happened in this case.
3) Test, test, test on as many systems and combinations as possible.
4) Do regression testing.
5) Do things the WordPress way. Work with the code instead of against or around it.
Cheers.
p.s. I’m embarrassed to admit that I’m a paying customer for some premium versions, so I’m not just a complaining freeloader. Caveat emptor!
@daubsi – Please start your own topic so we can try to help you with your specific issue on your specific site.
See http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post
Thanks!
– Cais.
@thenightrider – Thank you very much for the feedback. It is much appreciated!
– Cais.
