Open mauricekindermann opened 5 years ago
Hi, thanks for doing the research around this.
I only had a cursory look as I don't have much time right now. But @kalich5 said he likes lightGallery.
I think we need to look at it more deeply before deciding whether to switch horses:
Help welcome (but not strictly required) with looking into these questions.
Lightbox | Size (JS + CSS) | Video |
---|---|---|
imagelightbox | 10k + 4.2k | Y |
PhotoSwipe | 63k + 7.4k | N *1 |
SimpleLightbox | 47k + 3.8k | N |
1: Can be added in manually
lightGallery and fancybox cost $299 and €199/y respectivelly for this usecase - not happening
I wanted to suggest a more feature rich responsive lightbox for this awesome plugin to future-proof upcoming feature additions. EG: "Download individual images", "Star Photo".
The two best I've found are:
The "Single Commercial Licence" should be sufficient for both.. I'd be happy to cover the costs if you're happy to add it ;). This would also mean not worrying about future browser support or fixing JS issues, as they both provide future updates. .
lightgallery on Desktop:
lightgallery on Mobile:
fancybox on Desktop:
fancybox on Mobile: