How to Use Lightbox 2 for Wordpress

1. Download the Lightbox 2 plugin for WordPress (see Resources). It is a compressed file. Select a location on your computer to save the compressed file.
2. Open your WordPress Dashboard using your browser. It should be located at 'http://www.YourSite.com/wp-admin.' If your WordPress installation is in a sub-folder, it will be located at 'http://www.YourSite.com/YourSubFolder/wp-admin.'

3. Click 'Add New' under 'Plugins' in the left-side menu. Click 'Upload' at the top of the 'Install Plugins' page.
4. Click 'Browse' and locate the compressed Lightbox 2 file. Select the file and click 'Install Now.' Wait for the plugin to install, you should get a confirmation that the install was successful.
5. Click 'Activate Plugin' under the confirmation to activate the newly-installed Lightbox 2 plugin.
6. Click 'Lightbox 2' under 'Settings' in the left-side menu.
7. Choose your Lightbox color appearance. Check the box next to 'Auto-lightbox image links' to have Lightbox 2 automatically add the necessary code to image links.
8. Click 'Save Changes' at the bottom. Lightbox will now automatically add the necessary code the images that are linked to the original image file.