We've seen several uses for the adaptable and flexible Colorbox plugin, which can be used to display any kind of content in a lightbox. It can be used to create browsable image galleries, give access to forms and video players without cluttering up the page with clunky UI elements, and even to create a browsable website gallery. The Colorbox plugin is completely styled with CSS, making it possible for the lightbox to have any appearance you can dream of. The plugin even includes vector image assets that can be used as a starting point to create your own lightbox design. The behavior of the lightbox can be modified by passing a series of key/value pairs to the colorbox() method, making the Colorbox plugin suitable for any possible lightbox use.

Next up, we'll take a look at another common website task, that is, creating slideshows.