WordPress plugin comparison

Fancy Lightbox vs Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

Fancy Lightbox

by Alobaidi

500+ installs4.8

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 500+ for Fancy Lightbox.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Fancy Lightbox about 6.
Fancy Lightbox is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Aug 20, 2016 for Fancy Lightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for Fancy Lightbox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Fancy Lightbox.

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Fancy Lightbox	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin
Popular rank	#8,972	#424
Active installs	500+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	107	93.1K
Rating	4.8(4)	3.9(95)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	4.6.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.19
Last release	10 years ago	2 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.4

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