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Firelight Lightbox vs Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Firelight Lightbox

Firelight Lightbox

4.8(331)

200K+ active installs

Free + Premium

Updated 3 weeks ago
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Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…

Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…

5(4)

100 active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) while Firelight Lightbox leads in active installations (200K+ vs 100). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Firelight Lightbox has accumulated 7.6M+ total downloads while Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… has 2.8K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.8/5Firelight Lightbox
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Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…5/5
Total Reviews
331Firelight Lightbox
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Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…4
Active Installs
200K+Firelight Lightbox
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Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…100
Total Downloads
7.6M+Firelight Lightbox
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Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…2.8K+
Support Resolution
43%Firelight Lightbox
Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…N/A
Last Updated
3 weeks agoFirelight Lightbox
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Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…3 years ago
First Released
2010Firelight Lightbox
Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…2020
Age
16 yearsFirelight Lightbox
Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…6 years
WP Requires
5.0+Firelight Lightbox
Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…3.0.1+
PHP Requires
7.0+Firelight Lightbox
Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…5.3+
Business Model
Free + PremiumFirelight Lightbox
Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…Free
Latest Version
2.3.19Firelight Lightbox
Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…1.2

Rating Breakdown

Firelight Lightbox

4.8/5(331 reviews)
5
90%
4
5%
3
2%
2
0%
1
3%

Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…

5/5(4 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Firelight Lightbox Reviews

by rugger86

Very good

Recommend

by FinnDorian

Doesn’t work with sunshine photo cart

I’m using the gallery Plugin “sunshine photo cart” and it does not convert image links into a lightbox gallery. I am sick of using/adjusting 5 different lightbox plugins, because every gallery uses it

by Andreas Lanz

Increases the value of a photo blog

The plugin works perfect and with a beautiful, but discreet animation. I’d prefer having the possibility to force the browser via the settings to show the images in their original size if they are

Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Firelight Lightbox or Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… more popular?
Firelight Lightbox has 200K+ active installations while Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… has 100. Firelight Lightbox is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Firelight Lightbox or Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…?
Firelight Lightbox has a 4.8/5 rating from 331 reviews, while Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… has a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews.
Are Firelight Lightbox and Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… free?
Firelight Lightbox is free + premium and Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Firelight Lightbox or Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Firelight Lightbox was last updated 3 weeks ago and Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful… was last updated 3 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.