How do I use the lightbox?

raglits

First off I want to say that this project looks fantastic. I've been maintaining a wordpress site for a while now but am hoping to replace as it was inherited from someone else and so far I'm not a massive fan of the site and/or wordpress so when I get a chance I want to re-architect it.

I have setup a dev box running Automad. I've created some pages and blog posts and all looks ok so far. I have created a couple of galleries without issue but I'm stumped when trying to use the lightbox plugin.

I've added the following to the head variable (tried on the general site settings and on the page itself, but not both at the sametime)

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.min.js"></script> <script src="/packages/automad/lightbox/dist/lightbox.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/packages/automad/lightbox/dist/lightbox.min.css">

I've then added some text and the image I wish to use in a lightbox when someone clicks on it but I only get the image showing on the page and no pop-up modal etc.

![](/pages/06.my-mg/dsc-0123.jpg) is the markdown in the content section

I guess the section on the lightbox readme about the template variable is important but I have no idea what to do with that

mad

raglits Hi there. You have to use the pipe function as described in the example with your variable the contains the Markdown.

Darko

Hi, thanks for the lovely cms. I love the fexibility and simplicity.
Now that I try to expand the usage of it I 'm stuck at the same problem like raglits. How do you

use the pipe function as described in the example with your variable the contains the Markdown

Can you give me a little more user friendly explanation with concrete examples please?

In packages/standard/templates/post.php I've put
@{ lbx | Automad/Lightbox | markdown }
directly after
<body class="@{ :template | sanitize }">

Is this what is meant by

Somewhere in the body of your template the extension can be used with any variable

In the example is "text" just a placeholder for any variable?
How do I use it then with my variable "lbx" on my site or how do I use variables in the markdown block with pictures?
Or do I need to use the "Custom Template Snippet" block?
Where is the difference when code starts with "@" and with "<@"?
Can I find anywhere information with simple examples how to correct use functions like lightbox and mail in automad?

You see, I'm very confused and it would be great if someone could give me a push in direction of better understanding how automad extensions are meant to be used 😉

mad

Darko Hi, sure. The best would be to check out the developers guide in the docs. It includes a very detailed explanation of the syntax as well as some cheat sheets.