Carousel conflict WP 6.5.2 Expand on click

[djcowan]

Wordpress: version 6.5.2
Jetpack: version 13.3
Theme: Twenty Twenty-Four - Version: 1.1
Multisite: subdirectory
Gutenberg: not insalled - Version 18.0.1

Google Chrome: Version 123.0.6312.107 (Official Build) (x86_64)

Jetpack Carousel module activation results in Wordpress core/image "Expand on Click" not being available.

Jetpack deactivated

Jetpack activated

• start free account
• all Jetpack modules deactivated
  

Jetpack activated

• start free account
• Jetpack Carousel module activated
  
  

Console clean

• no errors
• no network errors

image element html output

<div class="entry-content wp-block-post-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-content-is-layout-constrained">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" data-attachment-id="26" data-permalink="https://www.example.com/vanilla/sample-page/7080233_3528721/" data-orig-file="https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-scaled.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="7080233_3528721" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-1024x683.jpg" src="https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-26" srcset="https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.example.com/vanilla/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/02/7080233_3528721-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure>
</div>

[djcowan]

#32668 (comment)
@jeherve

• Gutenberg issue reference: 55407

[jeherve]

Jetpack Carousel module activation results in Wordpress core/image "Expand on Click" not being available.

That's indeed the expected behavior. When Jetpack's Carousel currently offers more features than Core's Lightbox feature, we opted to automatically disable Core's feature when Jetpack's Carousel feature is enabled. This change was introduced in #36565.

In the future, and when Core's Lightbox feature becomes closer to Jetpack's Carousel, we may opt to deprecate Jetpack's feature in favor of Core's.

I hope this clarifies things. Let me know if you have more questions!

[p3ob7o]

@jeherve How is Jetpack Carousel a better option when it doesn't apply to the Image block? We are disabling a feature deliberately without offering a replacement.

Can we let Jetpack Corusel take over the Gallery, but leave the image block unaffected?

[jeherve]

How is Jetpack Carousel a better option when it doesn't apply to the Image block?

It does, unless you've deactivated that option via a filter, or if you do not add a link to the attachment page to the image:

Screen.Recording.2024-10-20.at.19.38.48.mov

Do you think we should disable the existing Carousel behaviour for single images inserted via an image block, and show the core lightbox instead?

[p3ob7o]

Do you think we should disable the existing Carousel behaviour for single images inserted via an image block, and show the core lightbox instead?

Yes, because the core block interaction is better:

• It's not obvious that one has to link to the attachment page (why not to the media file?).
• The core image block expanded image doesn't require to aim for a tiny x in the top-right corner.