How to enable lightbox for Slideshow and Reel Gallery sections
On Squarespace, you can enable Gallery lightbox for Gallery blocks and sections in Grid layouts, also with the help of Lightbox Studio - Squarespace lightbox plugin, you can enable Gallery lightbox for other layout of Gallery blocks (like Slideshow or Stacked).
Today, I am gladly announce that other Gallery sections layouts now can be lightboxified with the help of Lightbox Studio, that includes
Slideshow: Simple
Slideshow: Fullscreen
Slideshow: Reel
How to enable lightbox for Slideshow sections
Unlike Grid layout Gallery section, which you can enable/disable the lightbox per-section, enabling Lightbox for Slideshow section will be affected site-wide, that mean once you turn on the feature, it will apply to all Slideshow Gallery sections on your site
Install and activate Lightbox Studio on your website
Navigate to the Playground on Lightbox Studio
Make sure the Slideshow gallery (7.1) lightbox setting is checked
Switch to CODE tab and copy the generated snippet
Replace the snippet with the old beyondspace snippet in your Footer injection. Learn more
Enable Slideshow sections Lightbox with Lightbox Studio
And that’s it, now all your Slideshow Gallery sections can be opened in a lightbox! You can see the feature in action by visiting this page.
I’ve put together a table to compare all lightbox feature on different Gallery section layouts
| Gallery type | Lightbox | in Lightbox Studio | Lightbox toggle | Clickthrough handle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grid: Simple | Supported | Supported | Per-instance | Open the URL |
| Grid: Strips | Supported | Supported | Per-instance | Open the URL |
| Grid: Masonry | Supported | Supported | Per-instance | Open the URL |
| Slideshow: Simple | Not Supported | Supported | Site-wide | Open the URL |
| Slideshow: Full | Not Supported | Supported | Site-wide | Open the URL |
| Slideshow: Reel | Not Supported | Supported | Site-wide | Open the URL |
Preview the Slideshow lightbox before purchasing
As introduced in this post, you can preview the Lightbox Studio features on your site before purchasing
Place your site URL in the playground enable preview
Open the page where you Slideshow and Reel is located
Toggle the setting Slideshow gallery (7.1) lightbox on the playground
Preview the gallery lightbox on your Slideshow Gallery section
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: What is Squarespace Gallery section?
Gallery section is a feature of Squarespace 7.1, which is used to display sets of images in striking layouts instead of adding multiple image blocks to a block section
Question: Can Gallery section Lightbox display caption?
Yes, Gallery lightbox caption is supported out of the box in Lightbox Studio
