KAutoImageZoom
Introduction
Article images are often displayed smaller than the uploaded file, and setting up a lightbox by hand usually means shortcodes, galleries or a heavy JavaScript library. KAutoImageZoom scans every image in the article text, checks the real width of the uploaded file, and makes those above a configurable threshold (600px by default) clickable, opening them at full resolution in a lightweight popup with the alt text as caption.
Features
- Automatic detection, no galleries or shortcodes
- Threshold checked against the real uploaded file, not the displayed size
- Custom popup with no external JavaScript library: fade/scale transition, configurable backdrop (none, blur, dark, dark+blur), closes on Escape, backdrop click or close button, proper focus management, respects prefers-reduced-motion
- Configurable image frame: border colour, thickness and corner radius
- Optional caption from alt text
- Article view by default; Category Blog/List, Featured views and category descriptions are opt-in
- Excluded categories and excluded articles by ID
- Local images only: no remote fetching, SVGs skipped
- Automatic update notifications in the Joomla admin
- Available in 8 languages: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish
Requirements: Joomla 5.x or 6.x, PHP 8.1+.
KAutoImageZoom
- Version:
- 1.2.2
- Developer:
- Luca
- Last updated:
-
Oct 28 2026
3 days ago - Date added:
- Oct 27 2026
- License:
- GPLv2 or later
- Type:
- Free download
- Includes:
- p
- Compatibility:
- J5 J6
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