10 Best FooBox Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
FooBox has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to FooBox
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4.8 (359) 200,000+ active installsFormerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.
Shares the gallery, lightbox, modal tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 3.9, last updated July 16, 2026.
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4.5 (340) 10,000+ active installsCreate targeted popups for lead capture, event notifications, announcements, and promotions — shown at the right time without disrupting your visitors …
Shares the modal, popup tags on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 100,000+, rated 4.5 against 3.9, last updated 27 days ago.
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Popup Box
Paid version availablePopup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups
4.6 (81) 50,000+ active installsBuild flexible popups and modal windows with multiple popup types, triggers, and display controls.
Shares the modal, popup tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, rated 4.6 against 3.9, last updated 4 days ago.
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Boxzilla – WordPress Popup Builder
4.8 (132) 20,000+ active installsCreate WordPress popup and slide-in boxes for forms, offers, notices, and calls to action
Shares the modal tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.8 against 3.9, last updated 18 days ago.
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Responsive Lightbox & Gallery
4.9 (1,999) 100,000+ active installsThe most popular lightbox plugin and responsive gallery builder for WordPress.
Shares the gallery, images, lightbox tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.9 against 3.9, last updated June 19, 2026.
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4.9 (115) 20,000+ active installsIntegration of PhotoSwipe (http://photoswipe.com) for WordPress.
Shares the gallery, images, lightbox tags on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.9 against 3.9, last updated 8 days ago.
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Popup Maker
Paid version availablePopup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder
4.9 (4,505) 700,000+ active installsWant to boost sales & marketing efforts? Use your favorite forms & builder. Unlimited popups & impressions, keep your data, no monthly subscription.
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 3.9, last updated 23 days ago.
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Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation
4.3 (816) 1 million+ active installs🤩 Make popups & optin forms to get more email newsletter subscribers, leads, and sales - #1 most popular popup builder plugin! 🚀
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 3.9, last updated 24 days ago.
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Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups.
4.7 (2,213) 200,000+ active installsIncrease Sales, Lead Generation, Conversion rates and receive good Call to Action rates with smart WordPress popup plugin.
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.7 against 3.9, last updated July 18, 2026.
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4.8 (441) 100,000+ active installsA quick and easy way to create Popup layers inside the Divi Visual Builder!
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 3.9, last updated 19 days ago.
Switching from FooBox: common questions
What is the best alternative to FooBox?
Firelight Lightbox is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 200,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which FooBox alternative has the most users?
OptinMonster, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which FooBox alternative is rated highest?
Popup Maker, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 4,505 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these FooBox alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with FooBox score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against FooBox on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Firelight Lightbox is the closest match to FooBox by the data we track, and OptinMonster has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Popup Box shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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