Title: simple lightbox opacity issue
Last modified: July 4, 2019

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# simple lightbox opacity issue

 *  Resolved [dormaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dormaj/)
 * (@dormaj)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-lightbox-opacity-issue/)
 * when I click on a gallery thumbnail to see the large image, the simple lightbox
   overlay opacity (.sl-overlay) is set .95 so you can’t see the image.
 * Using chrome inspect mode I can uncheck to change the value to 0 and all is well:
 * .sl-overlay {
    opacity: .0; }
 * I can’t get this CSS change to stick using the change CSS feature of Customize
   or my theme.
 * How can I set the gallery to use NextGen Lightbox so I don’t have to hardcode
   this change to simplelightbox.css?
 * Thanks! Great product!
 * Any ideas?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsimple-lightbox-opacity-issue%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Thread Starter [dormaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dormaj/)
 * (@dormaj)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-lightbox-opacity-issue/#post-11701400)
 * Also, the arrows don’t work to go next or previous. they just send you back to
   the gallery.
 * Thanks!
 *  [gabyimagely](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabyimagely/)
 * (@gabyimagely)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-lightbox-opacity-issue/#post-11701528)
 * Hello [@dormaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dormaj/)
 * It seems that you are currently experiencing some issues. It might be related
   to an existing conflict.
 * 1.- Temporarily deactivate all your plugins except NextGen Gallery.
 * 2.- Is the problem solved? Then, it was caused by one of your plugins. Please
   check one by one and find the one causing the problem.
 * 3.- If the problem is not solved with the deactivation of the plugins, try changing
   to a standard WordPress theme, it could be a conflict with your current theme.
 * Please let us know how it goes.
 *  Thread Starter [dormaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dormaj/)
 * (@dormaj)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-lightbox-opacity-issue/#post-11702004)
 * Will do. But perhaps you can answer this…
 * How can I set the gallery to use NextGen Lightbox so I don’t have to hardcode
   this change to simplelightbox.css?
 *  [Mihai Ceban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/)
 * (@mihaiimagely)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-lightbox-opacity-issue/#post-11702291)
 * Hi [@dormaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dormaj/),
 * I am sorry but it looks like you have used a different CSS selector. Is your 
   intention to hide the semitransparent caption layer at the bottom of the image
   and display the caption itself only?
 * If that’s the case, you may want to add the CSS rule from below to “Gallery -
   > Other Options -> Styles”
 *     ```
       .sl-wrapper .sl-image .sl-caption {
           background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
       }
       ```
   
 * Hope this helps,
    Mihai
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by [Mihai Ceban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mihaiimagely/).
 *  Thread Starter [dormaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dormaj/)
 * (@dormaj)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-lightbox-opacity-issue/#post-11703260)
 * Thanks for the help. It appears that on the Other Options page Simplelightbox
   was selected rather than Fancybox. I have never seen this as the default and 
   had not checked for it. Selecting Fancybox took Simplelightbox out of the picture
   and fixed everything for me.
 * Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [dormaj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dormaj/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-lightbox-opacity-issue/#post-11703260)
 * Status: resolved