FooGallery vs WP Video Lightbox
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| Feature | FooGallery v3.3.17 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 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 | 100,000+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Editions | FooGallery · FooGallery Pro ($) | WP Video Lightbox |
| Pros | Gutenberg block, widget and shortcode placement; Albums, import and export included; Demo content generator for testing galleries | Lightbox overlay for YouTube, Vimeo, iframes and images; Shortcodes for quick insertion; Settings page for overlay behaviour |
| 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 | 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 | Gallery albums, Import and export of galleries, Gutenberg gallery block, Gallery widget, Demo content generator | 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 |
| Plugins | Polylang, Divi | — |
| Other | Pixabay | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.freemius-local.com, sandbox-api.freemius, checkout.freemius-local.com, pixabay.com, fooplugins.com | vimeo.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 2 |