Description
A simple yet robust solution for creating modals within the WordPress block editor.
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Features
- Fully customizable using the native block editor style controls
- Trigger modal on click for any element via CSS selector
- Trigger modal on page load after X milliseconds
- Set cookie to not show modal again on page load until X minutes have elapsed
- Custom modal width
- Optional close button
- API enabled
- Only 2kb gzipped
- Accessibility enabled
Attribution
The Light Modal block uses a modified version of the Micromodal library.
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Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Light Modal Block Lightweight, customizable modal block for the WordPress block editor
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/light-modal-block
directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
FAQ
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How can I programatically open or close a modal?
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Each modal is given a unique ID, which can be found inside the inspector controls of the block settings. It will look something like:
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To open a modal:
window.lightModalBlocks.get('modal-id-here').showModal(true);
To close a modal:
window.lightModalBlocks.get('modal-id-here').closeModal();
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Contributors & Developers
“Light Modal Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.3.2
- Fix: Unique modal ID not generating when duplicating block
1.3.1
- Fix: When editing a pattern with a modal block, open modal by default
1.3.0
- Enhancement: Add support for drop shadows
1.2.1
- Fix: Modal blocks not showing in sidebar or advanced controls if a nested block
1.2.0
- Enhancement: Add typography style controls
1.1.1
- Fix: Block editor toolbar crash
1.1.0
- Fix: Add backdrop color control
- Enhancement: Set cookie to not display modal again until X minutes have elapsed
- Enhancement: API to programatically open and close modal
1.0.1
- Fix: Update CSS styling
1.0.0
- Initial release