Easy FancyBox vs Image Gallery by Robo
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Image Gallery by Robo v5.2.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Robo Gallery · Robo Gallery Pro ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Several free gallery types with responsive layouts and a lightbox; Shortcode, Gutenberg block and widget placement; YouTube and video galleries from a Google API key |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Pro gallery types need the separate Pro key plugin; Free edition shows Get Pro and upgrade links in the admin; Large plugin with 320 files; the admin Overview page has marketing content |
| 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 ($) | Free gallery types including grid, mosaic and polaroid, Pro gallery types such as Mosaic Pro and Grid Pro ($), Lightbox with deep linking option, YouTube channel and video source, robo-gallery shortcode, Gutenberg block, Gallery widget, Statistics submenu for gallery views, Get Pro upgrade link in admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | YouTube Data API |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | docs.google.com | www.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |