Easy FancyBox vs Instagram Feed
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Instagram Feed v6.14.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + 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 ($) | Smash Balloon Instagram Feed · Instagram Feed Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Add feeds with a shortcode, block, widget or Elementor and Divi modules; Feed builder with layout and styling options; Responsive output that works with most themes |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Hashtag feeds, lightboxes, carousels and moderation need the Pro version; Relies on Meta's Instagram API and its token rules; Usage tracking is available but needs the site owner to opt in |
| 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 ($) | Feed shortcode for pages and posts, Gutenberg block for Instagram feeds, Classic widget for sidebars, Admin feed builder for creating and styling feeds, Connect Instagram accounts through the Graph API, Instagram oEmbed support for single posts, Elementor and Divi modules, Optional usage tracking, off until enabled |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | Instagram (Meta Graph API) |
| Plugins | — | Elementor, Divi |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | docs.google.com | usage.smashballoon.com, connect-ig.smashballoon.com, connect-tools.smashballoon.com, graph.instagram.com, graph.facebook.com, plugin.smashballoon.com, wpchat.com, connect.smashballoon.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |