Firelight Lightbox

Formerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.

v2.3.20FirelightUpdated 2026-05-08Added Aug 6, 2010200k+ installs96% rating0% support resolved
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78
Errors
97
Warnings
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Category Scores

Security32
Repo83
Performance89
Maintainability61

Top Issues by Category

maintainability84
i18n48
performance24
security15
repo_compliance4

Issues Details

175 issues found in latest scan

WARNING56
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound

Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$a".

ERROR46
WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain

Missing $domain parameter in function call to __().

WARNING24
WordPressVIPMinimum.Performance.WPQueryParams.PostNotIn_exclude

Using exclusionary parameters, like exclude, in calls to get_posts() should be done with caution, see https://wpvip.com/documentation/performance-improvements-by-removing-usage-of-post__not_in/ for more information.

ERROR11
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '$data'.

ERROR10
missing_direct_file_access_protection

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNING4
WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_error_log

error_log() found. Debug code should not normally be used in production.

WARNING3
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedConstantFound

Global constants defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "EASING_VERSION".

WARNING2
WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.InterpolatedNotPrepared

Use placeholders and $wpdb->prepare(); found interpolated variable {$field} at "SELECT {$field} FROM {$table}"

ERROR2
WordPress.DateTime.RestrictedFunctions.date_date

date() is affected by runtime timezone changes which can cause date/time to be incorrectly displayed. Use gmdate() instead.

ERROR2
badly_named_files

File and folder names must not contain spaces or special characters.

ERROR1
PluginCheck.Security.DirectDB.UnescapedDBParameter

Unescaped parameter $field used in $wpdb->get_col()\n$field assigned unsafely at line 38.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.DirectQuery

Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNING1
WordPress.DB.DirectDatabaseQuery.NoCaching

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedFunctionFound

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "efb_pro_button".

WARNING1
WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedHooknameFound

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "firelight_get_lightboxes".

ERROR1
WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.UnsafePrintingFunction

All output should be run through an escaping function (like esc_html_e() or esc_attr_e()), found '_e'.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.EnqueuedResourceParameters.MissingVersion

Resource version not set in call to wp_enqueue_style(). This means new versions of the style may not always be loaded due to browser caching.

WARNING1
WordPress.WP.I18n.LowLevelTranslationFunction

Use of the "translate()" function is reserved for low-level API usage.

ERROR1
WordPress.WP.I18n.TextDomainMismatch

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'easy-fancybox' but got 'easy-fancbox'.

ERROR1
five_star_reviews_detected

Linking directly to 5 stars reviews is not allowed.

ERROR1
outdated_tested_upto_header

Tested up to: 6.9 < 7.0. The "Tested up to" value in your plugin is not set to the current version of WordPress. This means your plugin will not show up in searches, as we require plugins to be compatible and documented as tested up to the most recent version of WordPress.

WARNING1
plugin_header_invalid_domain_path

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must start with forward slash.

ERROR1
plugin_header_no_license

Missing "License" in Plugin Header. Please update your Plugin Header with a valid GPLv2 (or later) compatible license.

WARNING1
plugin_header_nonexistent_domain_path

The "Domain Path" header in the plugin file must point to an existing folder. Found: "languages"

ERROR1
wp_function_not_compatible_with_requires_wp

Function "wp_dequeue_script_module()" requires WordPress 6.5.0, but your plugin minimum supported version is WordPress 5.0.0.

Latest Snapshot

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175

Errors

78

Warnings

97

Score History

First score snapshot

First scan completed Jun 19, 2026

v2.3.20 · Plugin Check 2.0.0 · Model 2026.06-mvp-static-v2

Jun 19, 2026

v2.3.20

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Findings
175
Errors
78
Warnings
97
Plugin Check
2.0.0
Model
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