Module
Popup and iframesLightbox Content Popup
Multi-purpose Popup Gallery Joomla Module
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Changelog — Lightbox Content Popup
Version 6.1: 17 October 2026
- Runs on Joomla 5 and Joomla 6 with the Behaviour - Backward Compatibility plugin disabled.
- Article access checks use the current user identity.
- Random article ordering uses the Joomla database service.
Version 6.0: 16 July 2026
Major release
- Rebuilt the gallery and lightbox with vanilla JavaScript and modern CSS.
- Removed jQuery, FancyBox, animate.css, legacy sprites, and all obsolete front-end assets.
- Added Joomla services architecture with a namespaced Dispatcher and Helper.
- Added support for Joomla 4, Joomla 5, and Joomla 6 with PHP 8.0 or newer.
- Discontinued Joomla 3 support. Joomla 3 sites must continue using the legacy 5.x package.
Content sources
- Added a clear choice between Joomla Articles and Manual Cards.
- Added multiple category selection for Joomla articles.
- Added sorting by published date, created date, modified date, article ordering, hits, or random order.
- Added ascending and descending sort direction.
- Added article count control from 1 to 24 items.
- Added independent controls for article image, title, intro text, read-more hint, and HTML stripping.
- Article popups now include the Full Article Image, with Intro Image fallback.
- Article popups now render prepared intro text, full text, and Joomla content-plugin output.
- Added repeatable Manual Cards with image, caption, popup type, and popup content fields.
- Added manual popup types for formatted HTML, YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps, and iframe URLs.
Gallery cards
- Added Responsive Grid, Horizontal Row, and Vertical Stack layouts.
- Added desktop grid selection from 2 to 6 columns.
- Added Light, Dark, Glass, and Brand card themes.
- Added accent colour and card corner-radius controls.
- Added card width, card gap, optional card height, and optional image-area height.
- Added Cover, Contain, and Fill image modes.
- Added Auto, Square, Standard 4:3, Widescreen 16:9, and Classic 3:2 image ratios.
- Added configurable image zoom on hover.
- Added caption overlay with colour and opacity controls.
- Horizontal Row cards now fit the available width without a horizontal scrollbar.
- Row cards wrap on tablets and stack on phones.
Lightbox design and media
- Added Light, Dark, and Brand lightbox themes.
- Added Zoom, Fade, and Slide up opening effects.
- Added responsive lightbox width and maximum-height controls.
- Added backdrop opacity and blur controls.
- Added an option to place the close button at the popup top-right or browser window top-right.
- Added optional title bar and gallery counter.
- Added previous and next navigation with optional looping.
- Added Left Arrow, Right Arrow, and Escape keyboard controls.
- Video, map, and iframe content now fills the popup edge to edge.
- Media popups automatically hide the standard content title bar.
- Navigation controls no longer overlap popup text.
- Navigation controls move to safe positions on smaller screens.
- Added internal scrolling for long content while keeping the popup inside the viewport.
- Added mobile safe-area support and reduced-motion support.
Sharing and navigation
- Added optional shareable URL hashes for individual gallery items.
- Added a configurable URL hash prefix.
- Direct hash URLs automatically open the matching gallery item.
- Changing items updates the hash without navigating or moving the page.
- Closing the popup restores the original URL without changing the page position.
Scrolling and accessibility
- Reworked page scroll locking to prevent background movement while the popup is open.
- Added scrollbar-width compensation to prevent layout shifting.
- Fixed page jumping when the close button is used.
- The exact horizontal and vertical page position is restored after closing.
- Keyboard focus returns to the gallery card that opened the popup.
- Added accessible dialog labels and descriptive labels for icon-only controls.
- Improved keyboard focus visibility and minimum touch-target sizes.
Typography, colours, and spacing
- Added card background, border colour, border width, and border-radius controls.
- Added caption colour, size, weight, and font-family controls.
- Added system/custom, Inter, Poppins, Montserrat, and Open Sans font choices.
- Rebuilt the four-side padding field without jQuery.
- Added full Top, Right, Bottom, and Left labels.
- Added linked and unlinked value modes.
- Added px, rem, em, and percent units.
- Removed duplicate field IDs and improved responsive admin layout.
Administration and packaging
- Reorganised parameters into Content Source, Gallery Cards, Lightbox, Typography & Colors, and Advanced tabs.
- Removed the confusing legacy General and Styling fieldsets.
- Added lazy loading, empty-message, module-class, custom-CSS, and alternative-layout controls.
- Added modern language strings and system description.
- Added a clean Joomla 4, 5, and 6 install manifest.
- Reduced the final package to the 13 files required by version 6.0.
- Added Article Grid, Manual Cards, YouTube Strip, Glass Gallery, Dark Cinema, and Google Maps demos.
- Expanded documentation for installation, configuration, sharing, migration, demos, and troubleshooting.
Version 5.1: 07 January 2026
- Added Joomla 6 compatibility.
- Improved WebAssetManager integration and cache busting.
- Improved PHP 8 type safety, validation, escaping, and error handling.
- Improved semantic template markup, ARIA labels, and keyboard navigation.
- Optimised article queries and image handling.
Version 4.2
- Updated administrator parameters.
- Integrated the Joomla update system.
Version 5.0: 16 November 2025
- Added initial Joomla 6 support.
Version 4.1
- Added image zoom on hover.
- Added hover overlay text.
- Added overlay-opacity control.
Version 4.9: 13 August 2024
- Added animate.css opening and closing effects.
- Added animation type, duration, and delay parameters.
- Announced the end of Joomla 3 support and updates.
Version 4.0
- Fixed backend tab visibility with Advanced Module Manager.
- Used the Joomla jQuery framework for Joomla 3.
- Added Styling and Content tabs.
- Adjusted JavaScript and CSS to reduce jQuery conflicts.
Version 4.8: 05 December 2023
- Added Joomla 5 support without the Backward Compatibility plugin.
- Optimised the module code.
Version 4.7: 25 May 2023
- Added download-key support through Joomla Update Sites.
Version 4.6: 06 February 2023
- Adjusted legacy jQuery loading behaviour.
Version 4.5: 27 January 2023
- Fixed multiple popup instances on Joomla 4.
Version 4.4: 24 January 2023
- Fixed a Joomla 4 file-not-found issue.
Version 4.3: 16 April 2022
- Added Joomla 4 support.
- Added updates through Joomla Update Manager.
- Added download-key configuration for automatic updates.
Module settings
Lightbox Content Popup - YouTube Strip
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