If you sell products online, product images play a big role in helping customers feel confident before they buy. This update makes browsing those images easier by letting shoppers use simple keyboard controls inside the product image lightbox, creating a smoother experience on your website.

📌 Why This Matters

When customers can quickly move through product photos without extra clicks, it becomes easier for them to compare angles, details, and variations. A simpler browsing experience can help keep visitors engaged, reduce frustration, and support better buying decisions.

✨ What’s New

• Keyboard controls for image browsing: Shoppers can press Escape to close the lightbox, use the right arrow key to view the next image, and use the left arrow key to go back.
• Smoother navigation experience: The lightbox automatically focuses when opened, so keyboard shortcuts work right away, and image navigation wraps from the last image back to the first.
• Better visibility while browsing: The thumbnail strip auto-scrolls to keep the selected image visible as customers move through the gallery.
• Existing mouse actions still work: Customers can still click arrows, thumbnails, close buttons, zoom options, and grid view controls as usual.
• Works in supported page editing views: This behavior is available in both the page builder and preview experience.

🛠️ How to Use It

1. Step 1: Open a product details page where the lightbox zoom setting is enabled for product images.
2. Step 2: Click on a product image to open the lightbox view.
3. Step 3: Press the right arrow key to move to the next image or the left arrow key to go to the previous one.
4. Step 4: Press Escape any time to close the lightbox.

💡 Pro Tip

If your products rely on visual details to sell, add multiple high-quality photos so customers can quickly review them and feel more ready to purchase.