Easy FancyBox vs Carousel by Jetpack
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Carousel by Jetpack checked 23 Oct 2026 Free Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | — |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | — |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Needs Jetpack; not a standalone plugin; Images only, no video |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Lightbox overlay for images and media, YouTube and Vimeo in the overlay, PDF viewer through Google Docs, Disables the core WordPress lightbox, Settings page for lightbox options, Pro upgrade screens and licence prompts ($) | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | — |
| External services | docs.google.com | — |