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Firelight Lightbox vs Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… (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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VS
Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…

Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…

4.7(7)

40 active installs

Free

Updated 6 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Firelight Lightbox has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 331 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 40). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Firelight Lightbox has accumulated 7.6M+ total downloads while Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… has 5.2K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.8/5Firelight Lightbox
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Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…4.7/5
Total Reviews
331Firelight Lightbox
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Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…7
Active Installs
200K+Firelight Lightbox
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Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…40
Total Downloads
7.6M+Firelight Lightbox
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Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…5.2K+
Support Resolution
43%Firelight Lightbox
Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…N/A
Last Updated
3 weeks agoFirelight Lightbox
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Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…6 months ago
First Released
2010Firelight Lightbox
Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…2023
Age
16 yearsFirelight Lightbox
Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…3 years
WP Requires
5.0+Firelight Lightbox
Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…5.0+
PHP Requires
7.0+Firelight Lightbox
Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…7.2+
Business Model
Free + PremiumFirelight Lightbox
Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…Free
Latest Version
2.3.19Firelight Lightbox
Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…1.5.2

Rating Breakdown

Firelight Lightbox

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

Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…

4.7/5(7 reviews)
5
86%
4
0%
3
14%
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

Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Firelight Lightbox or Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… more popular?
Firelight Lightbox has 200K+ active installations while Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… has 40. Firelight Lightbox is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Firelight Lightbox or Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…?
Firelight Lightbox has a 4.8/5 rating from 331 reviews, while Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… has a 4.7/5 rating from 7 reviews.
Are Firelight Lightbox and Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… free?
Firelight Lightbox is free + premium and Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Firelight Lightbox or Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive…?
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 Easy Popups – Beautiful, Responsive… was last updated 6 months ago.

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