Easy FancyBox vs Feed them Social
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Feed them Social v4.4.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | September 5, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Feed Them Social · Feed Them Social Premium Extension ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Feeds for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok; Shortcode, block and classic editor placement; Saved feed settings with a live preview |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Combined streams and reviews need the premium extension; Each network needs its own access token; Many options can be heavy for a simple feed |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| 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 ($) | Instagram feed, YouTube feed, TikTok feed, Facebook page feed, feed_them_social shortcode, Saved feeds as reusable items, Premium extension license key ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | WordPress 5.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | docs.google.com | www.googleapis.com, open.tiktokapis.com, graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |