Disable clicking on image web part

[JoshSinfield]

Is it possible to disable the lightbox when clicking on an image web part that doesn't have a link configured?

It's confusing the navigation of the page. a simple switch of hyperlink on/off would suffice.

Thanks. 

[#2]

I have exactly the same problem. Would be great to get a fix on this Microsoft.

[#3]

YES, this really needs to be able to disable.

A link URL or open image or Don't do anything.

[#4]

Yes, I am also hoping to see this feature made available.
@JoshSinfield 

[#5]

Agree. This really needs to be able to disable the click interaction (it is the common use case).

Please add a simple toggle switch to enable/disable image click interaction. Thanks

[#6]

@twincode The image as a link is a user experience disaster. I've been using the embed web part instead and with an html iframe. It doesn't really work for mobile browsing, but is perfectly crisp on the computer. I typically upload a jpg or png to the site assets folder and set the width and height to the image. I also make my images the exact width of the sharepoint site columns. give it a try.

<iframe src="url_to_image" width="1204" height="100" scrolling="no"></iframe>

[#7]

Someone is working on that already?
its disaster... I am just forced to click on all images as I beleave there is some link but wait... there is nothing... just image.

MS Team... do something about this... there are some standards in WWW and this is not following it.

[#8]

Found that if I put the same URL as the page the image is on the page kind of refreshes, but does not change the place. Better than the lightbox. **bleep** SharePoint really makes me hate Microsoft. Why provide a product if you are not going to support it properly and make simple enhancements that make it usable.

[#9]

Agree with the sentiment on this site. Basic usability. Allow images to be clickable or not. Allow them to be linked or not. Also, when an image is a link, give an option to open in new tab or same page. These are basic UX things that MS crapped the bed on.

[#10]

So I found a solution / workaround...

Step 1: Install this solution
https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2020/09/sharepoint-online-inject-custom-css-to-modern-sites.html

Step 2: Add this line to your custom.css file
div[id*=vpc_CanvasImg] { pointer-events:none !important; }

Step 3: Enjoy your coffee

[#11]

@itsfelipe many thanks for this solution - it worked a treat!

Just one query: could the custom css be modified somehow to allow links on images for the occasional situation where you do want them? Like when you want to link the image to a webpage or a larger version of itself. With this custom css implemented site-wide, it's no longer possible to add a hyperlink to an image at all. At least not on our tenancy. Any ideas?