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FancyBox for WordPress v3.4.2

FancyBox for WordPress turns the images you already have into a lightbox gallery. Activate it and every image that links to a full-size file opens in an overlay instead of loading a new page — in post...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 9, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 9, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 5.6+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 20% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 116 Passed
  • 9 Warnings
  • 0 Failed
Security 97/100
Excellent

36 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 90/100
Excellent

55 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

219.8 KB

747.8 KB unzipped

Total files

32

across all file types

Lines of PHP

2,577

in 14 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • JS
  • CSS
  • MO
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 2 High
  • 11 Medium
  • 11 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of FancyBox for WordPress, Compatibility improved the most (+33). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 61% in size.

Audited 3.1.1 → 3.4.2 · 30 versions

0 50 100 3.1.1 3.2.1 3.3.1 3.4.2

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 195 390 3.1.1 3.2.1 3.3.1 3.4.2

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

991

downloads

Today

143

downloads

Week over week

−25%

vs previous week

Month over month

−65%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

80% of installs run an older version

≈ 24K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v3.0
  • v3.2
  • v3.3
  • v3.4

Ratings

92 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 76
  • 4 6
  • 3 2
  • 2 1
  • 1 7

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

1 mo ago

Aug 7, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 18 days

average between releases

Total releases

61

since Feb 2009 · 17 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running FancyBox for WordPress in Your Site?

Our latest audit of FancyBox for WordPress v3.4.2 flagged 24 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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