DMXzone Lightbox 2 Manual

January 4, 2016

Using DMXzone Lightbox 2 with Dynamic Data

With this movie we will show you how to use DMXzone Lightbox 2 with dynamic data from HTML5 Data Bindings data source.

How to use:

Create a repeat region with a thumbnail using HTML5 Data Bindings
Using the dynamic data button, bind the link to big images inside the lightbox dialog

When to use:

Use DMXzone Lightbox 2 with dynamic data from HTML5 Data Bindings data source

Step by Step

Insert thumbnail link

We created a data source and added a repeat region, which displays thumbnails on our page. We want to show big images when a thumbnail is clicked. In order to do that, select the dynamic thumbnail in the repeat region (1) and from the insert panel (2) choose the Lightbox link option (3).

Select the link

Click the dynamic data button in order to select the link that comes from your data source.

Select the data element

Select the data element that holds your links and click OK.

Customization

Select the content type, in our case it's the image option (1), enter a title (2) or use a data element from your data source that holds the images titles. You can enter it manually, as shown. Choose one of the presets (3) and click OK.

Save and preview

Now you can save and preview the results.