WordPress plugin comparison

FancyBox Gallery vs Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

FancyBox Gallery

by Dougal Campbell

400+ installs4.7

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others

by Sayontan Sinha

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for FancyBox Gallery.
On a typical day, Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is downloaded about 119 times, FancyBox Gallery about 4.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 193 reviews, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Aug 26, 2015 for FancyBox Gallery.
Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for FancyBox Gallery.
FancyBox Gallery has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others.

Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	FancyBox Gallery	Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others
Popular rank	#9,781	#1,752
Active installs	400+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	66	4.3K
Rating	4.7(3)	4.8(193)
Support threads resolved	–	56%
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.46
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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