Opening and editing entry details in a lightbox (modal/popup)

GravityView, version 2.29, introduced the ability to open and edit the entry details inside a lightbox (also called a modal or popup).

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This functionality is available when configuring a link to the single entry page or the edit entry page.

1) Configuring a field with a link to the single entry page:

2) Configuring the Link to the Single Entry page

3) Configuring the Link to the Edit Entry page

Editing an entry inside the lightbox

With this functionality, you can easily access the edit entry layout from the Multiple Entries page or from a link added to the Single Entry page while it is being shown on the lightbox.

Browsing entries on the lightbox

This new functionality also includes previous and next arrows for easy entry browsing.

Using the [gv_entry_link] shortcode with a Lightbox

As of GravityView 2.45, you can open entry detail pages or edit screens in a lightbox using the [gv_entry_link] shortcode with the lightbox="true" attribute.

Examples

View entry in a lightbox:

[gv_entry_link action="read" entry_id="{entry_id}" view_id="{view_id}" lightbox="true"]
View Entry
[/gv_entry_link]

Edit entry in a lightbox:

[gv_entry_link action="edit" entry_id="{entry_id}" view_id="{view_id}" lightbox="true"]
Edit Entry
[/gv_entry_link]