Title: Lightboxes Effects Don't Work
Last modified: August 21, 2016
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# Lightboxes Effects Don't Work
* [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/)
* I’ve tried every option available, and all link back to the attachment page instead
of the actual image.
* [http://goo.gl/TReXuM](http://goo.gl/TReXuM)
* [https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)
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* Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
* (@photocrati)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100205)
* [@triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/) – My first thought
would be to check you WordPress Permalinks and try something such as “Post name”
or “Month name” … I am seeing the Lightbox open a copy of the web site which
usually points to a web host / Permalinks issue.
* Thanks!
* – Cais.
* Thread Starter [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100211)
* Thank you, but resetting the permalinks did not resolve the issue.
* Their isn’t anything amiss with our server. We run about 20 WP installations
on our VPS.
* Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
* (@photocrati)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100225)
* [@triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/) – Have you checked
for any possibly conflicts with other active plugins? Are you using a custom
template for the basic thumbnails?
* – Cais.
* Thread Starter [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100231)
* Nothing is active on the installation sans NextGEN Public Uploader.
* I’m using the template gallery-caption.php that came with NextGen.
* Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
* (@photocrati)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100237)
* [@triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/) – What happens
when you only have NextGEN Gallery itself active?
* – Cais.
* Thread Starter [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100249)
* Same behavior.
* Thread Starter [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100257)
* Here’s something interesting. When I view the source for the page, the code that
the gallery generator output clearly lists the attachment page instead of the
image. This is likely why it’s happening, but why is the gallery generator outputting
this in the first place?
* `
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* Thread Starter [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100273)
* Lightbox works correctly when the Image Browser option is selected.
* Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
* (@photocrati)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100375)
* [@triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/) – The code you
are noting is the placeholder `![]()
` tag used by NextGEN Gallery to reference(
dynamically) the display you have inserted, it looks correct.
* Where are you setting the ImageBrowser effect at?
* – Cais.
* Thread Starter [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100379)
* The only place I’m aware of setting the ImageBrowser effect (and I’ve went through
them all) is in Gallery > Other Options > Lightbox Effects.
* Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
* (@photocrati)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100386)
* [@triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/) – The “ImageBrowser”
is a specific display type. You can set the NextGEN Basic Thumbnails to use the
ImageBrowser display (which would work in place of the Lightbox Effect) either
under Gallery > Gallery Settings > NextGEN Basic Thumbnails … “Use imagebrowser
effect” (set to Yes); or, you can set this specifically for a display inserted
via the IGW (“green button”) as its display type, or if you choose the Basic
Thumbnails then you can set it under the Customization panel.
* The option is not available under Gallery > Other Options > Lightbox Effects (
unless something has “modified” how NextGEN Gallery works).
* – Cais.
* Thread Starter [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100389)
* You are speaking of something different then I had thought you were.
* Yes, the “Use imagebrowser effect” is set to yes.
* I’ve been developing with WordPress for six years, this isn’t the first time
I’ve used NextGen. Though it is the first time I’ve used _your_ version of it.
* Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
* (@photocrati)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100391)
* [@triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/) – What I am
seeing on your site does not reflect the “Use imagebrowser effect” being set
to Yes (except that the Lightbox is showing the page with the image in the ImageBrowser
display).
* Have you tried a different Lightbox Effect? Have you modified the Twenty Fourteen
theme you are using? I cannot think of any setting or standard option in NextGEN
Gallery that would cause this to happen.
* Are you using a customized version of the “captions” template for the display?
* Perhaps you could grab a screen shot of the settings you are using in the Customization
panel for that gallery display?
* – Cais.
* Thread Starter [triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/)
* (@triplemoons)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100392)
* **Have you tried a different Lightbox Effect?**
* Yes, as stated previously I have tried all of them.
* **Have you modified the Twenty Fourteen theme you are using?**
* No.
* **Are you using a customized version of the “captions” template for the display**
* No.
* Something else irritating is it appears to get “stuck” despite modifying the
settings on the Page edit. I can’t get it _off_ the ImageBrowser template now
even thought it’s set to Basic Thumbnails. I’ve even went as far as deleting
the gallery on the page and recreating it and it just won’t switch.
* [http://goo.gl/2DhtWm](http://goo.gl/2DhtWm)
* Perhaps something corrupted in NextGen’s portion of the database. Is their an
easy way to wipe our NextGen and start over?
* Plugin Contributor [photocrati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/photocrati/)
* (@photocrati)
* [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightboxes-effects-dont-work/#post-5100399)
* [@triplemoons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/triplemoons/) – I’ve mimicked
the settings in the screen shot (thanks) and I cannot reproduce this issue as
is … would you be able to submit a Bug Report ([http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/](http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/report-bug/)…
please reference this topic) for this as we will likely need to have a closer
look at the site to see what may be going on.
* We will need log in (and FTP) credentials to the WordPress installation as well,
please include those with your Bug Report.
* Thanks!
* – Cais.
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