FooGallery vs Simple Lightbox
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| Feature | FooGallery v3.3.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Simple Lightbox v2.9.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | September 12, 2026 |
| Editions | FooGallery · FooGallery Pro ($) | Simple Lightbox |
| Pros | Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode placement; Albums, import and export included; Demo content generator for testing galleries | Image links open in a lightbox with no manual coding; Groups gallery and post images into a slideshow; Themes and animations can be set in the admin |
| Cons | This build has no Pro features enabled; Paid add-ons and plans are sold on the vendor site; Opt-in usage tracking through the Freemius SDK | Look is set by the bundled themes; Many options to tune on the Appearance > Lightbox screen |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Gallery albums, Import and export of galleries, Gutenberg gallery block, Gallery widget, Demo content generator | Automatic activation of image links, Group gallery images into a slideshow, Group images per post, Lightbox for links in widgets, Lightbox animations toggle, Selectable lightbox themes |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Polylang, Divi | — |
| Other | Pixabay | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.6.20 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius-local.com, sandbox-api.freemius, checkout.freemius-local.com, pixabay.com, fooplugins.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |