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Firelight Lightbox vs FancyBox for WordPress

Firelight Lightbox

by Firelight

200K+ installs4.8

FancyBox for WordPress

by colorlibplugins

30K+ installs4.6

At a glance

  • Firelight Lightbox has more active installs: 200K+, against 30K+ for FancyBox for WordPress.
  • On a typical day, Firelight Lightbox is downloaded about 1,452 times, FancyBox for WordPress about 157.
  • Firelight Lightbox is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 362 reviews, against 4.6 from 92 reviews.
  • FancyBox for WordPress was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 6, 2026 for Firelight Lightbox.
  • Firelight Lightbox resolves more of its support threads: 67% in the last two months, against 0% for FancyBox for WordPress.
  • Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
  • FancyBox for WordPress has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Firelight Lightbox.

Line by line

Firelight Lightbox leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricFirelight LightboxFancyBox for WordPress
Popular rank#256#947
Active installs200K+30K+
Downloads, last 30 days97.5K8.9K
Rating4.8(362)4.6(92)
Support threads resolved67%0%
Tested up to7.1.47.1.4
Search multiplier×1.65×0.96
Last release4 days ago1 day ago
Requires PHP7.07.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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