Easy FancyBox vs WP Lightbox 2
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Lightbox 2 v3.0.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 20,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | January 31, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | WP Lightbox 2 |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Free, with no paid edition in the code; Groups related images so visitors can step through them; Settings for overlay size, navigation bar, download link and looping; No external services contacted |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Applies to images site-wide, so per-image control is limited; Comment links lose nofollow when the comments option is on; Overlay look is set by the bundled stylesheet and the settings page only |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Lightbox overlay for images and media, YouTube and Vimeo in the overlay, PDF viewer through Google Docs, Disables the core WordPress lightbox, Settings page for lightbox options, Pro upgrade screens and licence prompts ($) | Automatic lightbox on post images (when the automate option is on), Optional lightbox for comment images, Settings page for overlay behaviour, Optional download link in the overlay, Grouping of related images for stepping through |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | — |
| Plugins | — | WPML |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | docs.google.com | — |