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vse/lightbox
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Lightbox for phpBB can resize posted images to a maximum set height/width and display them full-screen in an elegant Lightbox overlay effect.

2.0.6(5mo ago)136214[1 PRs](https://github.com/iMattPro/lightbox/pulls)GPL-2.0-onlyPHPPHP &gt;=5.4CI passing

Since May 30Pushed 1mo ago5 watchersCompare

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Lightbox extension for phpBB
============================

[](#lightbox-extension-for-phpbb)

This extension adds the [Lightbox 2](http://lokeshdhakar.com/projects/lightbox2/) jQuery plugin to phpBB. It will resize posted images to a maximum set width and/or height and display them full-screen in a Lightbox overlay effect.

[![Build Status](https://github.com/iMattPro/lightbox/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/iMattPro/lightbox/actions)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fd0f43c9ce259bdbc3b430d8da4b7d97e206d62aaaea9d9eee0ffa0c09b9bfd8/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f694d61747450726f2f6c69676874626f782f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e7376673f746f6b656e3d596e42756861374a464e)](https://codecov.io/gh/iMattPro/lightbox)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f1794887b921a092ef0300aef88c4280b2e0bf0e5f2a531a94e29944288ed346/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7673652f6c69676874626f782f762f737461626c65)](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/lightbox/)

Minimum Requirements
--------------------

[](#minimum-requirements)

- phpBB 3.2.0
- PHP 5.4

Install
-------

[](#install)

1. [Download the latest release](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/lightbox/) and unzip it.
2. Unzip the downloaded release and copy it to the `ext` directory of your phpBB board.
3. Navigate in the ACP to `Customise -> Manage extensions`.
4. Look for `Lightbox` under the Disabled Extensions list and click its `Enable` link.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

1. Navigate in the ACP to `Post settings -> Lightbox image resizing`.
2. Set the `Maximum image width in pixel` to your desired resize width.
3. Click `Submit`.

Uninstall
---------

[](#uninstall)

1. Navigate in the ACP to `Customise -> Manage extensions`.
2. Click the `Disable` link for Lightbox.
3. To permanently uninstall, click `Delete Data`, then delete the `lightbox` folder from `phpBB/ext/vse/`.

License
-------

[](#license)

[GNU General Public License v2](https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0)

© 2014 - Matt Friedman

###  Health Score

51

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FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.7% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~210 days

Recently: every ~534 days

Total

21

Last Release

152d ago

Major Versions

1.0.5 → 2.0.02018-10-01

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0-a1PHP &gt;=5.3.3

2.0.0PHP &gt;=5.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f27058bb08dbf78f4871638ee8b4a7367938147dc0ee2f6fe9fbc7f9fa945759?d=identicon)[MattF](/maintainers/MattF)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpbb-extensionimagephpbbextensionlightboxResizer

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