Easy FancyBox vs FooGallery
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | FooGallery v3.3.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | FooGallery · FooGallery Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode placement; Albums, import and export included; Demo content generator for testing galleries |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | This build has no Pro features enabled; Paid add-ons and plans are sold on the vendor site; Opt-in usage tracking through the Freemius SDK |
| 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 ($) | Gallery albums, Import and export of galleries, Gutenberg gallery block, Gallery widget, Demo content generator |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Plugins | — | Polylang, Divi |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | Pixabay |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | docs.google.com | api.freemius-local.com, sandbox-api.freemius, checkout.freemius-local.com, pixabay.com, fooplugins.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |