ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress vs FooBox Image 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
FooBox Image Lightbox leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #424, ahead of ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress at #1,771. Over the last 7 days FooBox Image Lightbox climbed 1 place and ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress climbed 4 places. FooBox Image Lightbox has the largest install base, roughly 10× the next: 100K+ active installs against 10K+ for ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress. Ratings: ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 4.7★ from 71 and FooBox Image Lightbox 3.9★ from 95 reviews.
| Metric | ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress | FooBox Image Lightbox |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,771 ▲ 4 | #424 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 5,569 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (71) | 3.9★ (95) |
| Last updated | Sep 24, 2025 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.4.1 | 2.8.5 |
| Best rank on record | #1,771 | #423 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2017 | Apr 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress or FooBox Image Lightbox?
By active installs, FooBox Image Lightbox: 100K+ sites run it against 10K+ for ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress or FooBox Image Lightbox?
FooBox Image Lightbox, at #424 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress at #1,771. 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 FooBox Image 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.