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WP fancybox

by Noor Alam · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid1 Critical2 Warnings

Avoid: vulnerability published 4 Jul 2025 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for WP fancybox
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security25
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP fancybox still maintained?
No. Last release 7 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago. 7 Jun 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP fancybox, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer naa986 since May 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP fancybox removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP fancybox safe?
No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 4 Jul 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP fancybox update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.4. No one-star spike after it. 7 Jun 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 4 Jul 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.18 Jul 2025Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 17 months (last release 7 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.7 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
naa98614 May 2017 to 7 Jun 2025, 23 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP fancybox
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 7 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), 1 with no fix in the current version.

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
4 Jul 2025WP fancybox <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.0.4No fixn/a
Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
14 Aug 2020WordPress fancybox <= 1.0.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting8.3<= 1.0.21.0.31758

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP fancybox
4 May 202633
11 May 202676
18 May 202680
25 May 202668
1 Jun 202650
8 Jun 202671
15 Jun 202637
22 Jun 202634
29 Jun 202645
6 Jul 202639
13 Jul 202643
20 Jul 202653
27 Jul 202659
3 Aug 202672
10 Aug 202665
17 Aug 202682
24 Aug 202664
31 Aug 202657
7 Sep 202663
14 Sep 202676
21 Sep 202678
28 Sep 202680
5 Oct 202661
12 Oct 202668
19 Oct 202693
26 Oct 2026107
2 Nov 202635

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.0.4
AuthorNoor Alam
Added14 May 2017
Last updated7 Jun 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsimage, photo, gallery, fancybox, lightbox

Other plugins by this author: SMTP Mailer, Easy Video Player, Gmail SMTP, Easy Media Download, WP Login Form, Videojs HTML5 Player, WP Colorbox, Easy Google AdSense, Payment Button for PayPal, Simple YouTube Embed, Simple Universal Google Analytics, Customization for WP SEO

Questions

Is WP fancybox still maintained?

No. Last release 7 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns WP fancybox, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer naa986 since May 2017.

Was WP fancybox removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is WP fancybox safe?

No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version.

Is the latest WP fancybox update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0.4. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue