Easy FancyBox vs Photo Gallery by Supsystic
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Photo Gallery by Supsystic v1.21.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Photo Gallery by Supsystic · Photo Gallery by Supsystic Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Unlimited galleries and images in the free version; Block, Elementor widget and shortcode placement; Instagram feed and image compression tools |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Some gallery features need the paid Pro edition and a licence; Image compression needs a third-party API key; Instagram feed depends on Instagram's API access |
| 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 ($) | Grid gallery shortcode, Gutenberg gallery block, Elementor gallery widget, Instagram feed gallery, Image compression through Tinify, Pro gallery features gated by licence ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | Tinify (TinyPNG) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | docs.google.com | updates.supsystic.com, api.tinify.com, api.instagram.com, graph.instagram.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |