Feature Request: Ability to display captions

[tlindgren]

Thanks for creating this plugin! I've been have a hard time finding a Wordpress plugin that is lightweight, has full keyboard navigation (particular one that returns tab focus properly), and works on various gallery plugins. The only thing that's missing for me is the ability to display captions in the lightbox. Would this be difficult to add? I'm happy to help with css styling but my js skills are fairly basic.

Thanks for considering,

Tim

[VVolkov833]

Hey Tim :)

Thank you for the feedback. I'll add the captions to the future features list. About returning tab focus - it just stays there till you start using mouse on the lightbox. But I'm curious, why is it important? Are you browsing with a keyboard, or using a screenreader?

[tlindgren]

Thanks for putting this feature on the list.

As for the tab focus, I work in higher education so anything I build needs to meet accessibility requirements, in this case for people who need to navigate entirely by keyboard/screenreader. Here's are some resources I found as I've been trying to figure out what makes lightboxes as accessible as possible:

• Dialog widget (or: modal, popup, lightbox, overlay, alert) - ADG
• Specification for an Accessible Lightbox - Coolfields Consulting
• Lightboxes and keyboard accessibility | 456 Berea Street

I realize this adds another set of features to the list, but it's one of the elements I'm using as evaluate different options. Happy to help with testing if you're interested in working on these aspects more.

Thanks again for you work on this and making it available.

[VVolkov833]

Thank you for the links :)