Menu Image, Icons made easy vs WP fancybox (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Menu Image, Icons made easy
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP fancybox has a higher user rating (5/5 from 2 reviews) while Menu Image, Icons made easy leads in active installations (100K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while WP fancybox has 16K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | WP fancybox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ◄ | 2 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ◄ | 16K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 10 months ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2017 | |
| Age | 13 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 4.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 1.0.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
WP fancybox
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while WP fancybox averaged 9.
Recent Reviews
Menu Image, Icons made easy Reviews
not scaling images
The plugin does not actually scale the images in the menu and displays them only in full size.
Pésimo
Pésimo, parace un virus… daña todo y no se deja desinstalar This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ozonodigital.
It works – simple
Its the only image menu which worked for me. Easy to set up. My wishes: would be good to can change the image on active status. Thanks.
WP fancybox Reviews
Perfect!
This is by far the best fancyBox lightbox for mobile devices. Thank you so much for this plugin and keep up the good work.
Nice looking at it works!
Hello. Thank you for your plugin development. Love this plugin. It seems to work fine with shortcodes provided on WP plugin page. The display interface is attractive, and captions display in the lower
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