Boxzilla — WordPress Popup Plugin
Boxzilla – WordPress Popup Builder
by Danny van Kooten · WordPress.org page · Website
Boxzilla has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 893,152 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Boxzilla at a glance
Is Boxzilla well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Targeted WordPress popups – show boxes only on the posts, pages, or conditions you choose
- Scroll-triggered slide-ins – open a box after a visitor scrolls past a percentage of the page or reaches a specific element
- Timed call-to-action boxes – show a message after a set number of seconds on the page
- Pageview-based prompts – wait until a visitor has viewed several pages before showing a box
- Click-triggered modals – open a box from a link, button, or URL hash such as #boxzilla-94
- Flexible content – add text, images, forms, shortcodes, embeds, or custom HTML to any box
- Visual appearance controls – choose the position, animation, colors, and box style from the WordPress admin
- Dismissal control – decide how long a box should stay hidden after a visitor closes it
- Small front-end script – Boxzilla adds only 6 kB of JavaScript to your website
Boxzilla reviews and ratings
132 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
132 reviews
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Perfect
Simpel, complete and updated regularly.
Nonos -
Perfect & Easy setup
Perfect Plugin and easy to setup and have where and when appear.thank you
Wael Rashed -
Fantastico plugin!!
Funziona egregiamente, fa tutto quello che promette e lo fa benissimo. Grazie!
chimica -
This is what a WP plugin should be like
Free. Simple. Decent. Does the job.
PieterCM -
Easy to Implement
Boxzilla is a great plugin...easy to implement and ideal for a variety of applications. The free version gets the job done, but there are also premium options for folks who want more advanced functionality.
iamjwal -
Great Plugin works well
Have been using this for a long time. Works very well with lots of options. Recommended.
Richard Munter
Where Boxzilla ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Boxzilla appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Popup Plugins | #16 by tag, #33 in search | #19 | – |
Boxzilla alternatives
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Details
Create WordPress popup and slide-in boxes for forms, offers, notices, and calls to action
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Boxzilla competes in
Tags
- call to action
- modal
- popup builder
- popups
- slide-in
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- Version
- 3.4.11
- Last updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- First published
- May 11, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Boxzilla FAQ
What does Boxzilla do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Boxzilla offers Targeted WordPress popups – show boxes only on the posts, pages, or conditions you choose, Scroll-triggered slide-ins – open a box after a visitor scrolls past a percentage of the page or reaches a specific element, Timed call-to-action boxes – show a message after a set number of seconds on the page, Pageview-based prompts – wait until a visitor has viewed several pages before showing a box and Click-triggered modals – open a box from a link, button, or URL hash such as #boxzilla-94.
How many active installs does Boxzilla have?
WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Boxzilla as of September 7, 2026.
Is Boxzilla still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Boxzilla have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Boxzilla are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Boxzilla free?
Boxzilla is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Boxzilla rank among Popup Plugins?
Boxzilla is #19 in the WordPress.org Popup Plugins ranking.