Easy FancyBox vs Portfolio Gallery
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Portfolio Gallery v2.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Portfolio Filter Gallery · Portfolio Filter Gallery Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Category filter buttons with deep-linked filters; Masonry layout and Elementor widget; Shortcode placement on any page |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Show description is a Pro feature; Layout type and grid aspect ratio are Pro preview options; Pro upsells appear in the gallery editor |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| 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 ($) | Category filter buttons, Deep-linked filter in the URL, Masonry layout, Elementor widget, Show image description (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 5.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | docs.google.com | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |