Easy FancyBox vs Smart Slider 3 Pro
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Smart Slider 3 Pro v3.5.1.21 · 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 ($) | Smart Slider 3 Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Visual slider editor with block, shortcode and widget; Video and social-feed slide generators; Licensed updates through the WordPress updater |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Needs a paid licence activated against the vendor API; Several slide sources call third-party APIs; Admin shows activation and upgrade notices |
| 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 ($) | YouTube and Vimeo video slides ($), Slides generated from Instagram ($), Slides generated from Flickr ($), Licence activation against the vendor API ($), Updates delivered through the WordPress updater ($), Premium slider templates limited to Pro ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | YouTube ($), Vimeo ($), Instagram ($), Flickr ($) |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | docs.google.com | www.flickr.com, api.flickr.com, up.flickr.com, api.vimeo.com, graph.instagram.com, api.instagram.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |