Easy FancyBox vs YouTube Embed Plus
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| Feature | Easy FancyBox v2.3.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | YouTube Embed Plus v14.2.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | September 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Firelight Lightbox · Firelight Lightbox Pro ($) | Embed Plus for YouTube · Embed Plus Pro for YouTube ($) |
| Pros | Automatic lightbox for images and galleries; YouTube and Vimeo video embeds in the overlay; Settings for appearance and behaviour | Galleries for channels and playlists, plus livestream support; Facade mode loads the real player only on click; Deferred JavaScript and minified assets for performance |
| Cons | Pro upgrade prompts appear in the settings; PDFs open through a Google Docs viewer, which sends the file URL to Google | Pro features need a separate Pro download and licence key; Galleries and live embeds need a YouTube Data API key; Many options, so setup takes some time |
| 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 ($) | Facade mode with click-to-load player, Channel and playlist galleries via the YouTube API, Livestream embeds with live fallback template, Defer JavaScript for embeds, Gutenberg block for YouTube embeds, Pro features delivered as a separate download ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | YouTube, Vimeo | YouTube Data API |
| Other | Google Docs viewer | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.5 |
| 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 | — | 4 |