Easy FancyBox vs Instagram Feed Pro Personal
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Instagram Feed Pro Personal v6.3.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Instagram Feed Pro Personal ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Hashtag feeds and filtering by hashtag, keyword or user; Lightbox, captions, likes and comments on posts; Moderation mode and carousel or highlight layouts |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Paid licence required; features stop when the licence expires; Depends on Meta's Instagram API and its token rules; Needs the free Instagram Feed plugin to be active |
| Mentioned in our posts | 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 ($) | Hashtag feeds from Instagram business accounts ($), Lightbox view for photos and videos ($), Comments and likes shown on posts ($), Carousel and highlight layouts ($), Moderation mode to hide or show posts ($), Licence tiers, with the Personal tier item id ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | Instagram (Meta Graph API) ($) |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | Smash Balloon store licence API ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | docs.google.com | smashballoon.com, connect.smashballoon.com, usage.smashballoon.com, plugin.smashballoon.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |