WordPress plugin comparison
FancyBox vs Modern Image Formats
FancyBox
by Kevin Sylvestre
3K+ installs2.8
Modern Image Formats
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs3.6
At a glance
- Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for FancyBox.
- On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,126 times, FancyBox about 14.
- Modern Image Formats is rated higher: 3.6 out of 5 from 26 reviews, against 2.8 from 9 reviews.
- Modern Image Formats was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for FancyBox.
- Modern Image Formats is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for FancyBox.
- FancyBox has been around longer: since 2009, against 2023 for Modern Image Formats.
Line by line
Modern Image Formats leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | FancyBox | Modern Image Formats |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,614 | #355 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 299 | 28.8K |
| Rating | 2.8(9) | 3.6(26) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.15 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free