Easy FancyBox vs Envira Gallery
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Envira Gallery v1.16.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Envira Gallery Lite · Envira Gallery Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Drag and drop gallery builder that needs no code; Shortcode and block placement on any page; Galleries are stored as their own editable post type |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Albums, video galleries and watermarking need the Pro version; Onboarding can pass an email address to the vendor's mailing list |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Lightbox overlay for images and media, YouTube and Vimeo in the overlay, PDF viewer through Google Docs, Disables the core WordPress lightbox, Settings page for lightbox options, Pro upgrade screens and licence prompts ($) | envira-gallery shortcode, Envira gallery block, Galleries stored as an envira post type, Setup wizard on the dashboard, REST routes to convert a WordPress gallery to Envira, Pro licence hooks that the Lite build stubs out ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Drip | |
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | Envira Gallery servers (enviragallery.com), Envira notifications feed (plugin.enviragallery.com) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | docs.google.com | enviragallery.com, plugin.enviragallery.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |