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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 30, 2026

Best Fancybox Plugins for WordPress

27 plugins are tagged “fancybox” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is FancyBox for WordPress with 30K+ active installs.

Plugins in category27
#1 by installsFancyBox for WordPress
Top-27 installs55K+
Avg. health (this page)37/100

27 Fancybox plugins

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Best Fancybox Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 FancyBox for WordPress FancyBox for WordPress Seamlessly integrates FancyBox lightbox into your WordPress blog: Upload, activate, and… by colorlibplugins 30K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (92) 2 months ago 80
2 ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress Lightbox for WordPress with social and viral features. Show photos, gallery, PDF, videos… by arisoft 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (71) 1 year ago 55
3 FancyBox FancyBox Enables fancybox on all image links including BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, and PNG links. by Kevin Sylvestre 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.8 (9) 9 years ago 32
4 Easy SwipeBox Easy SwipeBox Easily enable the SwipeBox jQuery extension on all media links. Optimized for responsive… by Leonardo Giacone 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (16) 6 years ago 40
5 PrettyPhoto – Simple Lightbox Plugin PrettyPhoto – Simple Lightbox Plugin An easy to use lightbox/thickbox clone for WordPress. Prettyphoto Elementor Addon supports by Babar 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.8 (15) 1 year ago 40
6 fancyBox 3 for WordPress fancyBox 3 for WordPress Seamlessly integrates the fancyBox 3 script into your WordPress installation: Upload… by w3dev 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (7) 3 years ago 39
7 WP fancybox WP fancybox View image, YouTube video, Vimeo video, inline HTML in lightbox. Add fancybox lightbox… by Noor Alam 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 year ago 43
8 Popup with fancybox Popup with fancybox This plugin allows you to create lightweight fancy box popup window in your blog with… by gopiplus@hotmail.com 900+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (11) 3 years ago 33
9 RPS Image Gallery RPS Image Gallery RPS Image Gallery takes over where the WordPress gallery leaves off by adding responsive… by redpixelstudios 800+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (14) 4 years ago 35
10 WP ImageViewer WP ImageViewer A zooming and panning plugin inspired by google photos for your web images. by Marcel Pol 700+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (10) 1 day ago 82
11 Portfolio by BestWebSoft – Work and Projects Presentation Plugin for WordPress Portfolio by BestWebSoft Create and add personal portfolio to your WordPress website. Manage and showcase past… by bestweblayout 600+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (26) 1 year ago 46
12 Fancy Lightbox Fancy Lightbox Add fancy lightbox easily, responsive lightbox and easy to use, without options and without… by Alobaidi 500+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (4) 10 years ago 33
13 FancyBox Gallery FancyBox Gallery Integrates the FancyBox jQuery plugin to generate dynamic pop-up image overlays for… by Dougal Campbell 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3) 11 years ago 33
14 Really Simple Popup Really Simple Popup Simple, easy to use, fancybox style popup by huntlyc 400+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (10) 12 years ago 37
15 Simple Fancybox Simple Fancybox Plugin will integrate Fancybox, the world’s most popular lightbox script. by damiroquai 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 7 years ago 33
16 Lightbox for Contact Form 7 Lightbox for Contact Form 7 Shows Contact Form 7 in a fancy lightbox. by shimion 90+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3) 8 years ago 28
17 Google Map with FancyBox Popup Google Map with FancyBox Popup It allows you to add a Google Map into popup. Great plugin to display your business… by gopiplus 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.8 (5) 4 years ago 28
18 Tailored Lightbox Tailored Lightbox Enqueue the Fancybox lightbox script, and automatically load for links to image files. by Anthony 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 5 years ago 32
19 Fancyboxify Fancyboxify This simple plugin enables Fancybox on image links. It groups all images within a single… by omerk 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 16 years ago 25
20 hiWeb Lightbox hiWeb Lightbox An easy way to install on your website lightbox for images and galleries. Without setting. by Den Media 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 10 years ago 23
21 CartonBox – pop-up modal windows CartonBox – pop-up modal windows Easy and fast plugin for output images and other content in pop-up adaptive boxes. by Ruslan Heorhiiev 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 23
22 ZMT fancybox ZMT fancybox Plugin adds fancybox code to WP header and footer. This plugin is designed for NextGen… by zmt 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 15 years ago 23
23 FancyBox for Multimedia Blocks FancyBox for Multimedia Blocks The plugin automatically makes standard blocks of the WordPress Block Editor using the… by StanisLaw.ru 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 62
24 Rotating Lightbox Gallery Rotating Lightbox Gallery This is a highly customizable lightbox gallery plugin. by Anil Sharma 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 1 (2) 13 years ago 18
25 PopupThis PopupThis Generates Custom popups for any part of your post's content by SAID ASSEMLAL 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3) 13 years ago 26
26 Joli CLEAR Lightbox Joli CLEAR Lightbox Ultralight Lightbox for WordPress. Designed for Speed. No jQuery. Responsive with gestures… by WPJoli <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 5 years ago 28
27 Annytab PhotoSwipe Annytab PhotoSwipe A plugin that implements PhotoSwipe to display an image gallery in a lightbox. by Fredrik Stigsson <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 21

Top Fancybox plugins, head to head

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026

What is the most popular fancybox plugin for WordPress?

FancyBox for WordPress is the most popular fancybox plugin with 30K+ active installs and a 4.6/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many fancybox plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 27 plugins tagged “fancybox” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which fancybox plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress has the highest rating at 4.7/5 from 71 reviews.

Are these fancybox plugins actively maintained?

1 of the top 27 fancybox plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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