Modal Guten Block — WordPress Popup Plugin
by merbmerb · WordPress.org page · Website
Modal Guten Block has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 43,901 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 3, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.3.10.
Modal Guten Block at a glance
Is Modal Guten Block well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Multiple methods for triggering modal including button, text link, image link, external class, and page load
- User definable modal content using Gutenberg blocks, for example, image, paragraph etc
- Support for multiple modal window sizes
- Modal window transitions for fade, left, right, up down
- Manual trigger modal initialization by calling bodModal.initModal()
- Custom events for before open, after open, before close, after close so custom code can be used
- Lots of customizable options including Trigger Button Label, Button Color, Trigger Text, Trigger Text Size, Trigger Image, Trigger Class, Modal Delay, Trigger…
- Supports multiple modals on the same page
- ADA compliant
- Modal to modal links
- Multiple ways to close the modal
- Uses create-guton-block for easy config
Modal Guten Block reviews and ratings
24 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Bump to WP 6.8 for Wordfence
I like this plugin. I've had zero problems. It does it's job and so far has just stayed out of the way. Thank you. I wish Wordfence wasn't so harsh to plugins like this... I got this alert: Medium Severity Problems:* The Plugin "Modal Guten Block" appears to be abandoned (updated October 3, 2023, tested to WP 6.3.7). Maybe this could have a version bump just so it's "compatible" with WP 6.7 or 6.8? Then Wordfence would yell less often.
kelter -
"Simple" and efficient plugin
Thank you for this "simple" and efficient plugin. It does exactly what it promises without adding tons of unnecessary features.
kldro -
Great Work, solid Standalone Popup Plugin
Hello, thanks for the work. It's not easy, to find good standalone Plugins these days. Two Things we would love to see are: Better design in the Backend editor, like providing a wrapper for all elements which are responsible for one Popup Block. Adding padding to the title input. Consider a custom background, because titles are not readable, when the Popup Block is based on a group with a dark background. Changing the preview background color, to the one, selected in the options. And using native Gutenberg wordpress/elements for options/inputs would really smoothen the experience of an editor and would make this plugin feel much more native
SPiNNdevs -
Thanks a lot
Simple to use and works perfect for me ;-)
chrioll -
Love that this is a separate plugin and not part of a collection of blocks
It does what it is supposed to do, easily configurable and I love that this is a separate plugin and not part of a collection of blocks. It keeps WordPress nice and lean. It would be perfect if the color picker would use the regular Gutenberg color palette chooser :)
Johan van der Wijk -
Simply Wonderful
Extremely versatile, works perfect, no issue in several months of use. And honestly, for me, nothing is missing. I even use it for click something / reveal result. For fun or educational purposes. Congratulations to the author, it's much better than very good.
polina92
Where Modal Guten Block ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Modal Guten Block appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Popup Plugins | #50 by tag, not in search | #84 | – |
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Details
This plugin provides a Gutenberg Modal / Popup Block.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Modal Guten Block competes in
Tags
- block
- gutenberg
- modal
- popup
- window
- Version
- 2.1
- Last updated
- Oct 3, 2023
- First published
- Sep 2, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 6.3.10
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Modal Guten Block FAQ
What does Modal Guten Block do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Modal Guten Block offers Multiple methods for triggering modal including button, text link, image link, external class, and page load, User definable modal content using Gutenberg blocks, for example, image, paragraph etc, Support for multiple modal window sizes, Modal window transitions for fade, left, right, up down and Manual trigger modal initialization by calling bodModal.initModal().
How many active installs does Modal Guten Block have?
WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Modal Guten Block as of September 7, 2026.
Is Modal Guten Block still maintained?
The last release was on October 3, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Modal Guten Block free?
Modal Guten Block is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Modal Guten Block rank among Popup Plugins?
Modal Guten Block is #84 in the WordPress.org Popup Plugins ranking.