WP fancybox — WordPress Gallery Plugin
by Noor Alam · WordPress.org page · Website
WP fancybox has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 17,562 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 7, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
WP fancybox at a glance
Is WP fancybox well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Responsive lightbox popup using fancybox
- Designed with a mobile first approach so it looks great on desktop, mobile and tablet devices
- Quick and easy setup
- Open lightbox popup from either a text link or a thumbnail image link
- YouTube video popup
- Vimeo video popup
- Use a simple shortcode to pop up content in lightbox
WP fancybox reviews and ratings
2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Perfect!
This is by far the best fancyBox lightbox for mobile devices. Thank you so much for this plugin and keep up the good work.
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Nice looking at it works!
Hello. Thank you for your plugin development. Love this plugin. It seems to work fine with shortcodes provided on WP plugin page. The display interface is attractive, and captions display in the lower left corner of the overlay. Personal experience: it worked on my Win 10 Chrome desktop browser, and Android tablet, just fine.
Curtis
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Details
View image, YouTube video, Vimeo video, inline HTML in lightbox. Add fancybox lightbox effect to your WordPress site.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings WP fancybox competes in
Tags
- fancybox
- gallery
- image
- lightbox
- photo
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- Version
- 1.0.4
- Last updated
- Jun 7, 2025
- First published
- May 14, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP fancybox FAQ
What does WP fancybox do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP fancybox offers Responsive lightbox popup using fancybox, Designed with a mobile first approach so it looks great on desktop, mobile and tablet devices, Quick and easy setup, Open lightbox popup from either a text link or a thumbnail image link and YouTube video popup.
How many active installs does WP fancybox have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for WP fancybox as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP fancybox still maintained?
The last release was on June 7, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is WP fancybox free?
WP fancybox is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.