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This plugin has been tested with the \"Lightbox for Gallery &amp; Image Block\" plugin and the GeneratePress theme.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Make featured images clickable and open in a lightbox on single post pages<\/li>\n<li>Make featured images clickable and link to the post itself on archive pages<\/li>\n<li>Tested with \"Lightbox for Gallery &amp; Image Block\" plugin<\/li>\n<li>Tested with GeneratePress theme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the folder <code>clickable-featured-image<\/code> to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>That's it! 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