Envira Gallery Documentation

Documentation, Reference Materials and Tutorials for Envira Gallery

How to Turn Off the Lightbox for Envira

Would you like to turn off the lightbox for Envira Gallery images? Envira Gallery gives you the freedom to turn off your lightbox for your desktop and mobile devices. This tutorial will walk you through how to disable the lightbox for Envira galleries.


Setup

Create or Edit a Gallery

First you’ll need to either create a new gallery or edit an existing gallery. If you need any help creating your first gallery, please review our documentation here.

Disable Lightbox for Desktop

In your next step, just navigate to the Lightbox tab. Here you’ll be able to uncheck the box next to the Enable Lightbox? to turn off the lightbox for this gallery.

On the Lightbox Tab, uncheck the option to Enable Lightbox?

Click Update to your gallery and that’s it, you’ve successfully disabled Lightbox for your gallery for desktop viewing!

Disable Lightbox for Mobile

You’ll also have options on the Mobile tab to turn off the lightbox on mobile devices as well.

To do this, navigate to the Mobile tab and uncheck the option to Enable Lightbox? for mobile devices.

On the Lightbox Tab, uncheck the option to Enable Lightbox?

Click Update to your gallery and that’s it, you’ve successfully disabled the lightbox for mobile devices.

Would you like to learn how to add a link to your lightbox image? Check out our tutorial on How to Add a Link into the Lightbox.


FAQs

Can I set up my galleries to point to pages instead of using the lightbox?

A: Absolutely! Check out our documentation on Using External Links in Envira Gallery.


Do I have the same options for Envira albums?

A: Absolutely! On Envira Albums, you’ll have the same options that you do for galleries. Just follow the same steps above to turn off the lightbox for Envira Albums!