Easy SwipeBox vs fancyBox 3 for WordPress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
fancyBox 3 for WordPress
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Easy SwipeBox has a higher user rating (5/5 from 16 reviews) and leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Easy SwipeBox has accumulated 34K+ total downloads while fancyBox 3 for WordPress has 15K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Easy SwipeBox | fancyBox 3 for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 16 | ◄ | 7 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 34K+ | ◄ | 15K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 5 years ago | ► | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2017 | |
| Age | 11 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0.1+ | 3.4+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.1.2 | 1.2.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Easy SwipeBox
fancyBox 3 for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Easy SwipeBox averaged approximately 5 daily downloads while fancyBox 3 for WordPress averaged 6.
Recent Reviews
Easy SwipeBox Reviews
good addon
this is useful for podcast site This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by moshayesteh.
Well Done!
Thanks for submitting the plugin. Saved me the time of having to enqueue Swipebox into my theme.
Great!
Swipebox is a great mobile-first image viewer. This plugin Just Works™, and it has an excellent admin panel exposing all the Swipebox settings. If I had one feature requests, it’s that I’d like photos
fancyBox 3 for WordPress Reviews
The Best – Only one with Zoom Function!
Seems to be the only Fancybox plugin with an option for click to zoom after lighbox has popped up. So glad I finally found one that works! Rich
What a disaster (updated)
Works out of the box upon activation with latest version of WordPress (June 2018). Edit: Captions don’t work. 1-2 days after installation, my slider stopped working. I then opened my site in Microsoft
Super plugin
Thanks for the job.
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