Easy FancyBox vs Slider by 10Web
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Slider by 10Web v1.2.63 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Slider by 10Web · Slider by 10Web Premium ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Image and video slides with many transition effects; Shortcode and widget embedding in any location; Free core slider with a clear upgrade path |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Filmstrip, carousel and parallax need Premium; Slider import is Premium only; Large plugin footprint with a bundled admin framework |
| 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 ($) | Embed sliders with the wds shortcode, Sliders stored as a custom post type, Import sliders (Premium only) ($), Premium pricing page and upgrade links in the admin, Google PageSpeed check run from the booster module |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | Google PageSpeed Insights API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 5.8 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | docs.google.com | www.googleapis.com, core.10web.io, api.wordpress.org, fonts.googleapis.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |