WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Simple Picture Fancybox

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Simple Picture Fancybox

by Tom Baumgarten

10+ installs

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Simple Picture Fancybox.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Simple Picture Fancybox about 3.
Simple Picture Fancybox has no reviews yet.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Jun 5, 2026 for Simple Picture Fancybox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Simple Picture Fancybox.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Simple Picture Fancybox.

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

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Simple Picture Fancybox
Popular rank	#424	#41,372
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	95.7K	57
Rating	3.9(95)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.13
Last release	3 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.0

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