wtf is popslides?

popSlides is a jQuery plugin that creates a lightbox slideshow, think of it as a way to display photos in a popup window that slides through multiple images, one at a time. Instead of opening each photo in a new page or tab, it opens them in an overlay on top of your current page, letting visitors browse through a gallery without leaving where they were. The plugin works by taking a set of images on your webpage and turning them into an interactive slideshow. When someone clicks on an image, a lightbox pops up showing that photo larger, and they can navigate forward and backward through related images using simple controls. It's the kind of feature you'd see on a photography portfolio or product gallery. This project was originally built for older versions of jQuery (compatible up to version 1.9.0, which came out around 2013). It's no longer actively maintained, which means it hasn't been updated to work with modern JavaScript tools or newer jQuery versions. If you're building a new website, you'd likely want to use a more current image gallery solution. However, if you're maintaining an old project that still runs on early jQuery, or you're curious how lightbox slideshows were built in the early days of web development, this code could serve as a reference. The documentation for the plugin is archived at the link in the README, though that resource may also be outdated. Given how long this project has been dormant, using it in production would mean you're responsible for any bugs or compatibility issues that arise with modern browsers.