Title: LMDM Lightbox Gallery Membership
Author: Nic
Published: <strong>10 juli 2026</strong>
Last modified: 10 juli 2026

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# LMDM Lightbox Gallery Membership

 Door [Nic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicmare/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/#description)
 * [Beoordelingen](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/#reviews)
 *  [Installatie](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/#installation)
 * [Ontwikkeling](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/#developers)

 [Ondersteuning](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/)

## Beschrijving

WordPress ships with a native Lightbox-Effect for image and gallery blocks. This
plugin adds one focused editor option to standalone core Image blocks: `Join gallery`.

When the native Lightbox-Effect is enabled on an Image block, the block inspector
shows all Lightbox-enabled Gallery blocks on the current page. Select one of them
and the standalone image becomes part of that gallery’s native lightbox navigation
group on the frontend.

The plugin does not replace the core Image or Gallery blocks. It stores a stable
internal lightbox group ID on Gallery blocks and a selected group ID on standalone
Image blocks. During rendering, it uses the same WordPress Interactivity API context
that the core Gallery block uses for native lightbox navigation.

For a more readable editor experience, gallery captions are used as select labels
when available. If a gallery has no caption, the plugin falls back to a numbered
label with the image count.

### Plugin Features

✔ extends the existing core Image and Gallery blocks
 ✔ adds a `Join gallery` selector
to standalone Image blocks ✔ only shows the selector when the native Lightbox-Effect
is active ✔ only lists Gallery blocks whose native Lightbox-Effect is active ✔ uses
Gallery captions as human-readable select labels ✔ stores stable internal group 
IDs on Gallery blocks ✔ wraps selected standalone Image blocks in the required `
core/gallery` interactivity context ✔ keeps the native WordPress lightbox overlay
and navigation behavior ✔ ships with English and German PO, MO and JSON translation
files ✔ uses no build step and no custom replacement block

## Schermafbeeldingen

[⌊Image block inspector with the Lightbox gallery group selector⌉⌊Image block inspector
with the Lightbox gallery group selector⌉[

Image block inspector with the `Lightbox gallery group` selector

[⌊Gallery caption used as readable select label⌉⌊Gallery caption used as readable
select label⌉[

Gallery caption used as readable select label

## Installatie

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership`
    directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** screen in WordPress.
 3. Open a post or page in the block editor.
 4. Add a **Gallery** block and enable the native Lightbox-Effect.
 5. Add or select a standalone **Image** block and enable its native Lightbox-Effect.
 6. Open the `Lightbox gallery group` panel and choose the gallery the image should
    join.

## FAQ

### Does it create a new block?

No, it only extends the existing core Image and Gallery blocks.

### Why is the gallery selector not visible?

The selector is only visible for standalone Image blocks when the native WordPress
Lightbox-Effect is active. If the image links to a media file, attachment page or
custom URL, the native lightbox is not active and the selector is hidden.

### Why is my gallery not listed?

Only Gallery blocks with the native Lightbox-Effect enabled are listed. Enable the
gallery lightbox first, then select it from the Image block.

### How are gallery names chosen in the selector?

If a Gallery block has a caption, that caption is used as the label. If there is
no caption, the plugin uses a fallback like `Gallery 2 (12 images)`.

### Where does the external image appear in the lightbox order?

Standalone images are appended after the regular gallery images in the native lightbox
navigation order.

### Does it change the Gallery markup?

Only when needed. Gallery blocks receive a stable internal group ID, and selected
standalone Image blocks receive a small wrapper that provides the same `core/gallery`
interactivity context used by WordPress core.

### What happens when I disable the plugin?

The additional selector disappears and standalone Image blocks stop joining gallery
lightbox groups. Existing Image and Gallery blocks continue to work as normal core
blocks.

### Who is the author of the plugin?

The WordPress user “nicmare” vibe coded it. Means he had the idea of the plugin 
and uses AI to craft the code.

## Beoordelingen

Er zijn geen beoordelingen voor deze plugin.

## Bijdragers & ontwikkelaars

“LMDM Lightbox Gallery Membership” is open source software. De volgende personen
hebben bijgedragen aan deze plugin.

Bijdragers

 *   [ Nic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicmare/)

[Vertaal “LMDM Lightbox Gallery Membership” in je eigen taal.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership)

### Interesse in ontwikkeling?

[Bekijk de code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/),
haal de [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/)
op, of abonneer je op het [ontwikkellog](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/)
via [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * first release of the plugin
 * added standalone Image block gallery membership selector
 * added stable Gallery block group IDs
 * added frontend rendering integration for the native Core lightbox
 * added English and German PO, MO, JSON and POT language files

## Meta

 *  Versie **1.0.0**
 *  Laatst geüpdatet **3 maanden geleden**
 *  Actieve installaties **Minder dan 10**
 *  WordPress versie ** 6.9 of nieuwer **
 *  Getest t/m **7.0.7**
 *  PHP versie ** 8.0 of nieuwer **
 *  Taal
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/)
 * Tags
 * [gallery](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery/)[gutenberg](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)
   [image](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image/)[lightbox](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lightbox/)
   [LMDM](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lmdm/)
 *  [Geavanceerde weergave](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/advanced/)

## Waarderingen

Er zijn nog geen beoordelingen ingediend.

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[Bekijk alle beoordelingen](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/reviews/)

## Bijdragers

 *   [ Nic ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicmare/)

## Ondersteuning

Iets te melden? Hulp nodig?

 [Het supportforum bekijken](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lmdm-lightbox-gallery-membership/)