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PhotoSwipe only shows the code for ESM modules.
<script type="module">
import PhotoSwipeLightbox from 'photoswipe/dist/photoswipe-lightbox.esm.js';
const lightbox = new PhotoSwipeLightbox({
gallery: '#my-gallery',
children: 'a',
pswpModule: () => import('photoswipe/dist/photoswipe.esm.js')
});
lightbox.init();
</script>
This does not work with my current setup. I'm working in Visual Studio on a project that uses jQuery and old ways of including JS files in HTML via <script> tags and CDNs.
If I use <script src='/path-to/photoswipe.esm.js'> it apparently won't work because this file contains an export keyword in it and it shows an error inside console:
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'export'
So, is there a way for me to use this library, but with old-school code?
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asked Nov 29 '25 13:11
v5 version offer umd build, you are able to use that build to run the old way
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Test Gallery</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="./photoswipe.umd.min.js"></script>
<script src="./photoswipe-lightbox.umd.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../photoswipe.css">
<div class="test-gallery">
<a href="https://dummyimage.com/1200x600/000/fff" data-pswp-width="1200" data-pswp-height="600">
<img src="https://dummyimage.com/120x60/000/fff" alt="" />
</a>
<a href="https://dummyimage.com/1200x1200/000/fff" data-pswp-width="1200" data-pswp-height="1200">
<img src="https://dummyimage.com/60x60/000/fff" alt="" />
</a>
<a href="https://dummyimage.com/600x1200/000/fff" data-pswp-width="600" data-pswp-height="1200">
<img src="https://dummyimage.com/30x60/000/fff" alt="" />
</a>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var lightbox = new PhotoSwipeLightbox({
gallery: '.test-gallery',
children: 'a',
// dynamic import is not supported in UMD version
pswpModule: PhotoSwipe
});
lightbox.init();
</script>
</body>
</html>
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