ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress vs Fancy Lightbox
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,777, ahead of Fancy Lightbox at #9,005. Over the last 7 days ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress slipped 1 place and Fancy Lightbox slipped 41 places. ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 10K+ active installs against 500+ for Fancy Lightbox. Downloads this week: ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 192 and Fancy Lightbox 37. Ratings: ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 4.7★ from 71 and Fancy Lightbox 4.8★ from 4 reviews.
| Metric | ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress | Fancy Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,777 ▼ 1 | #9,005 ▼ 41 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 192 | 37 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (71) | 4.8★ (4) |
| Last updated | Sep 24, 2025 | Aug 20, 2016 |
| Current version | 1.4.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,768 | #8,928 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2017 | Oct 2015 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress or Fancy Lightbox?
By active installs, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress: 10K+ sites run it against 500+ for Fancy Lightbox, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress or Fancy Lightbox?
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress, at #1,777 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Fancy Lightbox at #9,005. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress or Fancy Lightbox alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.