Plugin info

Total downloads: 15,315
Active installs: 1,000
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 6/7/2025 (207 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 5/14/2017 (8 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 207 days ago • 2 reviews

40/100

Is WP fancybox abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 207 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.7
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

Languages

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Description

WP fancybox plugin adds fancybox lightbox effect to your WordPress website. The lightbox looks great on desktop as well as mobile devices.

WP fancybox Features

  • Responsive lightbox popup using fancybox
  • Designed with a mobile first approach so it looks great on desktop, mobile and tablet devices
  • Quick and easy setup
  • Open lightbox popup from either a text link or a thumbnail image link
  • YouTube video popup
  • Vimeo video popup
  • Use a simple shortcode to pop up content in lightbox

How to Use WP fancybox

Image in lightbox

Create a new post/page and use the following shortcode to create a text/image link which will open lightbox once clicked:

[wp_fancybox_media url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/overlay.jpg" hyperlink="click here to pop up image"]

here, url is the link to the media file that you wish to open in lightbox and hyperlink is the anchor text/image.

[wp_fancybox_media url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/overlay.jpg" hyperlink="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/thumb.jpg"]

YouTube video in lightbox

[wp_fancybox_media url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g" hyperlink="click here to pop up youtube video"]

Vimeo video in lightbox

[wp_fancybox_media url="https://vimeo.com/1084537" hyperlink="click here to pop up vimeo video"]

Alternate Text for an Image

[wp_fancybox_media url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/overlay.jpg" hyperlink="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/images/thumb.jpg" alt="Thumbnail image description"]

Custom CSS

You can specify your own CSS class in the shortcode to customize a text/image link.

[wp_fancybox_media url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g" hyperlink="click here to pop up youtube video" class="custom_class"]

Multiple CSS classes can be separated with a space. For example:

[wp_fancybox_media url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g" hyperlink="click here to pop up youtube video" class="custom_class custom_class2"]

For detailed documentation please visit the WordPress fancybox plugin page

Installation

  1. Go to the Add New plugins screen in your WordPress Dashboard
  2. Click the upload tab
  3. Browse for the plugin file (wp-fancybox.zip) on your computer
  4. Click “Install Now” and then hit the activate button

Frequently Asked Questions

Can this plugin be used to open an image in lightbox?

Yes.

Can I use this plugin to open a YouTube video in lightbox?

Yes.

Can I use this plugin to open a Vimeo video in lightbox?

Yes.

Review feed

No reviews available

Screenshots

  1. Image popup in lightbox

    Image popup in lightbox

  2. YouTube video Demo in lightbox

    YouTube video Demo in lightbox

  3. Vimeo video Demo in lightbox

    Vimeo video Demo in lightbox

Changelog

1.0.4

  • Updated to fancybox 5.0.36.

1.0.3

  • Updated to fancybox 4.

1.0.2

  • Made some security related improvements in the plugin
  • Updated fancybox to 3.5.7

1.0.1

  • First commit