Easy FancyBox vs WP Video Lightbox
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Video Lightbox v1.9.12 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | WP Video Lightbox |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Lightbox overlay for YouTube, Vimeo, iframes and images; Shortcodes for quick insertion; Settings page for overlay behaviour |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Relies on shortcodes to add videos; Vimeo thumbnails and titles come from Vimeo's oEmbed service; Overlay styling is limited to its own options |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Lightbox overlay for images and media, YouTube and Vimeo in the overlay, PDF viewer through Google Docs, Disables the core WordPress lightbox, Settings page for lightbox options, Pro upgrade screens and licence prompts ($) | Lightbox overlay for videos, images and iframes, Shortcodes for YouTube and Vimeo videos, Shortcodes run in widgets, excerpts and content, Settings page under Settings |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | YouTube, Vimeo |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | docs.google.com | vimeo.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |