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  twistabear · Member · May 13, 2015 at 9:42 pm

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  A friend of mine suggested I install something called ‘Lightbox’ into my site, to make it more user friendly.

  Well, I followed the instructions, logged into site admin, but I cannot find anything that says ‘plugins’ in the menu.

  Little help?

  Here’s the link he sent to me: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-lightbox-2/installation/

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  thatrobyn · Member · May 13, 2015 at 9:47 pm

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  Hi there!

  Third party plugins cannot be installed on WordPress.com sites. Plugins are pre-installed for WordPress.com blogs, and only plugins that have been reviewed and approved are included.

  Additional plugins are only installable on self-hosted WordPress.org sites.

  I know the difference between .com and .org can get confusing, so here’s a breakdown of the benefits of each:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  While lightbox might not be available, you may consider our carousel for your images, and our galleries:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/

  I hope this tool works for you. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much!

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  designsimply · Member · May 15, 2015 at 12:21 am

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  The closest thing to lightbox at WordPress.com is the carousel. Here’s some information about it from back when the feature was announced and after it was updated too:
  https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/new-photo-carousel/
  https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/around-the-carousel-again/

  Check it out and see if it looks like something that will help you make your site more user friendly.

  If you add a gallery, the default setting should be to open images in a carousel when they are clicked on:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/