ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress for WordPress Plugin Directory
By arisoft
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress is a WordPress app, with a 4.7 average rating from 71 reviews, as of Jul 16, 2026.
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by arisoft. With a rating of 4.7★ from 71 reviews.
AppRanks data: ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress ranks #0 in Fancybox on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Lightbox category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 71 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by arisoft — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (71) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress works
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Need a lightbox plugin to show various content on any device (from mobile to desktop)? ARI Fancy Lightbox is the right choice.
It uses Fancybox popup to bring lightbox effect to WordPress sites. Use it to show images from native WordPress, NextGEN, FooGallery, Justified Image Grid and Jetpack galleries, photos, videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Vine, Metacafe services, PDF documents, Google Maps links, inline content, external pages into the lightbox.
It works with WordPress native and Jetpack (tiled, circle) galleries out of the box. Just install and activate the plugin and images from galleries will be opened into fancybox popup.
Easy to use, no need any additional modification of HTML code. Just select media items which want to display into the lightbox (for example YouTube or Vimeo videos) and the plugin attaches lightbox automatically to all appropriate links on your site.
Want demo? Try the lightbox in action on demo site
“ARI Fancy Lightbox” supports the following features:
Features
Mobile friendly. Works well on any device. Supports gestures (tap, zoom, pan and pinch), swipe navigation, inline zoom.
Show videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Vine, Dailymotion, Metacafe services into the popup.
Integration with NextGEN galleries.
Can load get titles from EXIF data or use file names as titles for images.
One click integration with WooCommerce. Show WooCommerce product images in fancy lightbox.
Automatic integration with WordPress and Jetpack galleries. Photos from galleries will be opened into the lightbox.
FooGallery support.
Can disable right click for images to avoid copying URLs.
Show local PDF files in cross-browser PDFJS viewer.
Supports slideshow mode and loop navigation.
Can show all external links into the lightbox.
Provides UI interface to change lightbox styles.
Open content in fullscreen mode.
Show thumbnails toolbar for fast navigation between lightbox items.
Display inline content and web pages.
Supports custom actions and filters. Extend functionality easily.
Highly customizable.
Uses Fancybox3
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Premium Features
Supports deeplinking. Generates an unique link for each lightbox item and open the lightbox automatically when the link is opened into a browser.
Integration with Facebook comment plugin.
Share lightbox content via social networks: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, VK. Send by e-mail.
Extended parameters for YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion video players (auto-play, related video, fullscreen button and others).
Possible to disable the lightbox on small screens.
Create splash window via shortcode. The lightbox with the defined content will be opened on page load. Possible to show it only once.
Can show external/internal links with target=”_blank” attribute into the popup.
Supports integration with Justified Image Grid.
More information can be found in user’s guide.
Featured In The Media We’ve been featured in 10 Best WordPress Lightbox Plugins for 2017 and Best WordPress Lightbox Plugins.
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Category rankings
As of Jul 16, 2026- Fancybox#0of 17Top 1%
- Fancybox3#0of 2Top 1%
- Lightbox#0of 104Top 1%
- Video lightbox#0of 5Top 1%
- Popup#14of 418Top 4%
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Keyword rankings
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
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Competitors & alternatives
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked lightbox apps on WordPress:
Frequently asked questions
What is ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress?
ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 71 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Lightbox category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by arisoft.
Who uses ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress?
Currently around 10,000 active stores have installed ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Lightbox category on WordPress.