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For Squarespace
The ultimate no-code lightbox replacement. Support for zoom images, video galleries, and PDFs out of the box—no custom coding required.
Notice: Lightbox Studio free trial is now available to activate directly from Ground Control.
TOUCH GESTURES OUT OF THE BOX
Effortlessly navigate using one or more fingers on your smartphone
Naturally swiping dragging, and pinching content like a native mobile swipeable view
It supports handling mouse, touch, and pointer events to accommodate any device technology
Touch Gestures
You can use drag/swipe gestures to navigate through items, pinch to zoom in/out, drag to close, and tap to toggle controls.
Swipe Gestures
Switch to different slides easily with swipe gestures, just like on mobile, with dozen of transition effects to choose from.
Pinch Gestures
You can effortlessly pinch the images using two fingers to zoom in or out on any touch device, similar to iOS or Android.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITIES
Enhance your Lightbox with additional and amazing features.
From Squarespace template 7.0 to 7.1, Lightbox Studio support them all!
Dynamic Galleries
You can import slides from hidden Gallery, make it easy to just display one feature image of the album and load the rest upon click!
Thumbnails
Quickly navigate between your slide thanks to thumbnails navigation. Thumbnails can be toggle on demand.
Toolbar
Display zoom buttons, slide indicator, download button and clickthrough URL on top of the lightbox using Toolbar.
Download Button
Easily download slide image from Squarespace CDN with one click. Download feature can be turn on/off based on your need.
Expanded Layout Compatibility
Besides Grid galleries layout, Lightbox Studio also supports Slideshow blocks, Slideshow & Reel sections and Auto Layouts
Lightbox Indicators
Let users know they’re about to open a lightbox by placing a small icon inside a lightbox-enabled element
Squarespace PDF Lightbox
Embed PDFs in a link or button, and turn OFF "Open in new tab" to view them directly in a lightbox.
Preview PDF in a Lightbox
Dynamic Link
Every slide is assigned with a unique URL, these URLs allow to automatically open the targeted gallery on page load.
Video Lightbox Gallery
Lightbox Studio support video gallery lightbox for Gallery layouts out of the box.
Lightbox Studio for Squarespace
How it works?
1. Install Lightbox Studio plugin
After purchase, you will receive step-by-step instructions to install and activate the plugin via your order confirmation email.
2. Use Lightbox Studio on your site
Once activated, Lightbox Studio automatically replaces the default lightboxes across your entire site.
Explore the full list of supported features and blocks in this post
3. Customize Lightbox Studio settings
To set your preferences, use the Playground on this page and copy the generated snippet to your Footer injection.
For the fastest workflow, use Ground Control to update settings visually right from your Squarespace dashboard!
Find the detail step-by-step tutorial in this post
Frequently Asked Questions
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Make sure you site is password-protected or public, the installation process can not be run on private website. After finish installing you can turn your site to private again
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Please check reviews from previous clients on this page
Additionally, if you are a client, sharing your case study can earn you some backlinks and promote your business as well
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Yes, all supported Galleries layout can display lightbox captions, including Squarespace 7.1 gallery sections. Lightbox for Gallery sections can operate in a mode where only captions are displayed.
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Yes! By leveragin lightboxify URLs you can open alternate images in lightbox, hires mode allow you to increase lightbox zoom quality, up to 120MB?
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Please follow this article to preview Lightbox Studio on your site before purchasing
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Yes! It works with Universal Filter out of the box, check recent website for example. If you see any problem when integrating to your filter, kindly let me know to fix it.
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I ensure my best to make Lightbox Studio compatible with any plugin. Kindly contact me for any plugin compatibilty questions
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Absolutely! You can change the layout to Classic, it will remove the fancy toolbar and thumbnails, you can get the default look & feel of Squarespace lightbox
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Yes. The Beyondspace plugin has been updated to be fully compatible with the new Squarespace Products V2 update. We have proactively adjusted the plugin to ensure it continues to work seamlessly on both the new and old versions of the product pages, so you will not experience any disruption.
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Yes! You can activate free trial of Lightbox Studio plugin right from your Squarespace dashboard with Ground Control
Free trial allow you preview the plugin’s feature within your site’s Preview. It won’t work on your live site.
Ground Control also provide visual controls for tweaking plugin’s settings without code