It is possible to make the caption and/or the author visible on the thumbnails of a Gallery, but how can I make it possible on the Lightbox ? I would like to have the caption visible under the image and, even more if possible, with a link to another page or anchor (for example an item shop page

We don’t currently support displaying captions and authors on a single Image lightbox. However, you could build this by using a Modal. Simple drop in an Image as the modal trigger, and then place whatever content you want inside the Modal content dropzone (in your case just an Image and some Text). …

Ben it’d be great if you could please add captions to the lightbox. If you’re focusing into an image - it’s logical that you’re interested in what it is

Thanks for all the feedback, I totally get why people want captions inside the built-in Lightbox. However, it’s actually quite complex to implement :grimacing: The current Lightbox is designed to be fast, and minimal, which is why it doesn’t support metadata in the modal view… that said, we’re work…

Thank you ! That’s a pretty good news indeed ! Please include the possibility to have links to external url but surely to internal url, typical usage for me would be to have a photo in the gallery with a « Buy in the store » link to my own shop in the comment/description below it.

[image] dan: pro-level component in the Store, I’m going to get Elements Plus. Is it going to be an add-on that is downloadable.

It’s in the works and should be available within the next few weeks as a paid add-on. In the meantime you can use the built-in Gallery for free, it’s very capable and will be easy to upgrade once the pro version becomes available.

Can you finish the add-on BEFORE end of the month…so I can get 20% off :rofl:

We always launch new components with a discount as a way to thank those earlier adopters that are supporting us, so don’t worry, you’ll be able to get it next month with a discount :smiling_face:

How to add image caption (and/or author) to Lightbox?

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Jharwig (Jeff Harwig) November 21, 2025, 3:44pm 6

Yes, also looking for this–Lightbox showing caption below image.

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