10 Best Modal Window Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Modal Window has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Modal Window
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Smart Popup by Supsystic
Closest match4.5 (340) 10,000+ active installsCreate targeted popups for lead capture, event notifications, announcements, and promotions — shown at the right time without disrupting your visitors …
Shares the modal, popup tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 27 days ago.
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Popup Box
Paid version availablePopup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups
4.6 (81) 50,000+ active installsBuild flexible popups and modal windows with multiple popup types, triggers, and display controls.
Shares the modal, popup tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Boxzilla – WordPress Popup Builder
4.8 (132) 20,000+ active installsCreate WordPress popup and slide-in boxes for forms, offers, notices, and calls to action
Shares the modal tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form
4.7 (120) 3,000+ active installsEasy to integrate modal with Login and Registration features.
Shares the modal tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated November 12, 2025.
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Firelight Lightbox
Paid version available4.8 (359) 200,000+ active installsFormerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.
Shares the lightbox, modal tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated July 16, 2026.
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Hustle
Paid version availableHustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups
4.4 (859) 90,000+ active installsSetup email optin forms, popups, newsletter forms & subscription forms to generate email leads with the best marketing popup builder
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups
4.9 (695) 20,000+ active installsFree email automation, email campaigns, exit intent popup builder, gamified popups with spin the wheel, contact forms & smart pop ups. 🎉
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.8 (441) 100,000+ active installsA quick and easy way to create Popup layers inside the Divi Visual Builder!
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content
4.8 (209) 20,000+ active installsThe best drag-and-drop Popup Builder for WordPress. Create Popups, exit-intent popups, slide-ins, and lead generation forms & Woocommerce popups i …
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder
4.6 (234) 80,000+ active installsBuild Stunning Slider and Popup. Exit intent Popup, Image slider carousel, video slider carousel, post slider carousel, product slider, promote popup
Shares the popup tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
Switching from Modal Window: common questions
What is the best alternative to Modal Window?
Smart Popup by Supsystic is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which Modal Window alternative has the most users?
Firelight Lightbox, with 200,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Modal Window alternative is rated highest?
Poptin, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 695 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Modal Window alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Modal Window score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Modal Window on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Smart Popup by Supsystic is the closest match to Modal Window by the data we track, and Firelight Lightbox has the widest reach with 200,000+ active installs. Popup Box shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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