Introduction

Photobox Gallery 2.0 is a responsive image gallery with a modern Photobox-style lightbox. Show a folder of photos (or hand-picked slides) in a masonry or uniform grid, then open a dark overlay with filmstrip, captions, and autoplay.

What do you get?

One install package with three parts:

1. Site module — drop a gallery in any module position
2. Content plugin — {photobox …} shortcodes in articles
3. Editor button — toolbar button that builds the shortcode for you

Highlights in 2.0

• Vanilla JS/CSS lightbox (jx-pbx prefix — no jQuery)
• Masonry layout (default) or uniform CSS grid
• OnClick or OnLoad opening behaviour
• Filmstrip, counter, captions, keyboard, swipe, autoplay
• Themes: Modern 2026, Minimal, Dark + accent colour
• WebP thumbnail cache under images/mod_photobox_cache/
• Folder mode or individual slides with custom captions

Works with

• Joomla 4, 5, and 6
• PHP 8.0+
• Phones, tablets, and desktops
• JPG, PNG, GIF, and WebP images

Tip: Start with the module for a menu page, or use the editor button to drop a shortcode into any article.