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Modal Popup Box — WordPress Popup Plugin

Modal Popup Box — Popup Maker & Popup Builder

by A WP Life · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.1.3 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+ Paid version available

Modal Popup Box has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 141,011 downloads all time. It was downloaded 810 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on August 20, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Modal Popup Box at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
141,011
Downloads, last 30 days
810
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Modal Popup Box well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
20%
2 of 10 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Two Trigger Modes – Open your popup automatically on page load or let visitors click a button to open it
  • Open Delay Timer – Set a custom delay from 0 to 60 seconds before your popup appears after page load
  • 5 Color Presets – Choose from Blue, Red, Green, Purple, or Orange themes, or set a custom background color
  • 4 Animation Effects – Fade and Scale, Slide Right, Side Fall, and 3D Flip for smooth popup transitions
  • Overlay Opacity Control – Adjust background dimming from 0 percent to 100 percent to match your design
  • Custom Button Styling – Change the popup trigger button text, font size, and color to fit your theme
  • Simple Shortcode System – Place your popup on any page, post, or widget area with a single shortcode
  • Fully Responsive Layout – Your popup adapts to every screen size without any extra configuration
  • Content Flexibility – Embed text, HTML, shortcodes, images, videos, and forms inside your popup
  • Lightweight and Fast – No Bootstrap, no jQuery, just clean code that loads quickly on every page
  • Block Theme Compatible – Works perfectly with Full Site Editing themes and the WordPress block editor
  • Accessible Design – Keyboard focus trapping and proper ARIA markup for screen reader support

Modal Popup Box reviews and ratings

10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

3.5 out of 5

10 reviews

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5
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  • Really dislike the recommendations

    Plugin works okay. Really dislike the additional plugin recommendations that looked more like the kind of recommendations/mandatory plugin requirements that themes use. Also really disliked that it was titled "Extra recommends..." - Extra? What's Extra? It has nothing to do with the name of this plugin or the developer. I had a moment of panic thinking someone logged in and installed a new theme called Extra. Took deactivating/reactivating plugins one-by-one to track down where the messages was coming from. Very annoying.

    jirvin
  • Somewhat Simple and useful but not for developers.. No Hooks

    add some actions and filters in key places in the code and it will be very useful.

    stormhill
  • Super Limited Functionality + Lackluster Support

    I upgraded to premium with the impression it was going to allow me to configure the button with some additional options, but even with that, it's extremely limited in terms of any customization or utility. Additionally, support was futile once I started asking questions regarding its functionality. I also requested a refund but to no prevail (actually no answer). I wasn't even inclined to leave a review until they went ghost. There's other modals that offer a lot more functionality even on the basic level.

    tjgottfried
  • Sry :)

    I dont used this plugin) I was wrong :)

    sden
  • top ↑

    very good plugin

    wordpress Spec
  • Easy To Use

    Easy to use. I agree with what other say need work more on UI. But this for now is all I need, works smooth, responsive window. Thank you very much, guys.

    agusapri

Download and install history

1,184 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Modal Popup Box downloads per day0255075100Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Modal Popup Box active installs05001k1.5k2kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Modal Popup Box rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Modal Popup Box review count02.557.510Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Modal Popup Box ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Modal Popup Box appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Popup Plugins #50 by tag, #25 in search #28 ▲1

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Details

Modal Popup Box is a lightweight popup maker builder. Create beautiful popups to display offers, news, videos, forms, and more with smooth animations.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Modal Popup Box competes in

Tags

  • news box
  • offer popup
  • popup
  • popup builder
  • popup maker

More from A WP Life

Version
2.1.3
Last updated
Aug 20, 2026
First published
Feb 15, 2017
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, paid version available

Modal Popup Box FAQ

What does Modal Popup Box do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Modal Popup Box offers Two Trigger Modes – Open your popup automatically on page load or let visitors click a button to open it, Open Delay Timer – Set a custom delay from 0 to 60 seconds before your popup appears after page load, 5 Color Presets – Choose from Blue, Red, Green, Purple, or Orange themes, or set a custom background color, 4 Animation Effects – Fade and Scale, Slide Right, Side Fall, and 3D Flip for smooth popup transitions and Overlay Opacity Control – Adjust background dimming from 0 percent to 100 percent to match your design.

How many active installs does Modal Popup Box have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Modal Popup Box as of October 22, 2026.

Is Modal Popup Box still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 20, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Modal Popup Box free?

Modal Popup Box is free to install from WordPress.org. The developer lists it as commercial, so a paid version or paid add-ons exist.

Where does Modal Popup Box rank among Popup Plugins?

Modal Popup Box is #28 in the WordPress.org Popup Plugins ranking.