PhotoSwipe version 5 is now available. This version has a modular structure and has been fundamentally revised to also work reliably with current browsers and smartphones.
My WordPress plugin Lightbox with PhotoSwipe will also use PhotoSwipe 5 in the near future. Since any previous adjustments regarding styling are not compatible with PhotoSwipe 5, the older version will initially continue to be available as a selection.
The first integration already looks promising: fading in and out of the lightbox works as before and the extension for full-screen mode including the shortcut “F” was also easy to implement. Using PhotoSwipe got much easier – thanks to the good work of Dmytro Semenov and many contributors!
What is still missing:
- Captions.
- Automatic hiding of the controls in desktop mode when you don’t move the mouse.
- “Share with” menu.
Things which won’t exist any longer:
- Animation when changing the images in desktop mode – although this is theoretically possible, it is deliberately not supported because it does not work reliably.
