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jquery.colorbox.js

jquery.colorbox.js refers to the ColorBox jQuery plugin, a lightweight and customizable lightbox solution. It is designed to display various types of content, including images, image groups (slideshows), AJAX content, inline HTML, and iframed content, in a modal window or overlay on a webpage.
Key features and usage:
  • Lightbox functionality:
    ColorBox provides the classic lightbox effect, dimming the background and displaying content in a central, interactive overlay.
  • Content types:
    It supports a wide range of content, making it versatile for different web development needs.
  • Customization:
    The plugin offers numerous options for customization through an object of key/value pairs passed during initialization. This allows control over appearance, behavior, and responsiveness.
  • Integration with jQuery:
    As a jQuery plugin, it extends the functionality of the jQuery library, requiring jQuery to be included in the HTML document before jquery.colorbox.js.
  • Implementation:
    To use ColorBox, you typically include the jquery.min.js (or similar jQuery core file) and jquery.colorbox-min.js (or jquery.colorbox.js) files in the <head> section of your HTML, along with the associated colorbox.css stylesheet for styling.
  • Basic usage example:

JavaScript

    $(document).ready(function(){
        $(".example-link").colorbox({
            rel: 'gallery', // groups items for a slideshow
            transition: 'fade', // animation type
            width: '80%', // width of the lightbox
            height: '80%' // height of the lightbox
        });
    });
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