Easy FancyBox vs Meow Gallery
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Meow Gallery v5.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 3, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Meow Gallery · Meow Gallery Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Gallery block and shortcode; Several layouts: tiles, masonry, justified, square, cascade, horizontal; Replaces the standard WordPress gallery |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Meow Collection needs the paid Pro version; Loads Lato from Google Fonts unless changed; Admin screens show Pro upgrade notices |
| 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 ($) | Gallery block, Gallery shortcodes, Gallery layouts such as masonry, justified and tiles, Settings page for galleries, Meow Collection gallery ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 8.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | docs.google.com | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |