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Modal Window — WordPress Popup Plugin

Modal Window – create popup modal window

by Wow-Company · WordPress.org page · Website

v6.3 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Modal Window has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 434,912 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 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Modal Window at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
434,912
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Modal Window well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
22%
8 of 36 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Unlimited Modals: Create as many modal windows as you need without restrictions
  • HTML Content Editor: Easily add and format text, images, and other content within your modal windows using a built-in HTML editor
  • Floating Button Trigger: Create a stylish floating button to trigger your modal. Customize its position, icon, text, and add eye-catching animations (bounce…
  • Advanced Shortcodes: Includes built-in shortcodes for Video (YouTube/Vimeo), iFrames, Buttons, Icons (Font Awesome 7+), and Column layouts (rows/columns)
  • Open Triggers: Choose from various triggers: Click, Auto (timer), Hover, Exit Intent, and Scroll events
  • Custom Styling: Deeply customize Modal Titles, Close Buttons, Backgrounds, Shadows, and even the Scrollbar style to match your brand
  • Responsive Control: Set different widths for mobile devices and hide modals on specific screen sizes (Mobile/Desktop)
  • WCAG & Accessibility: Improved compliance with ARIA attributes (aria-live, role=”dialog”) for better screen reader support
  • Overlay and Esc Key: Allow users to close modal windows by clicking on the overlay or pressing the Esc key
  • Import/Export: Easily move your modal window settings between websites
  • Show Once (Cookies): Control the frequency of display using cookies to avoid annoying returning visitors

Modal Window reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
3.8 out of 5

36 reviews

5★
21
4★
2
3★
4
2★
1
1★
8

  • Complete Garbage

    Complete garbage of a plugin.Make updates and the Modal's don't change. Create a new modal, the old one stays live. Change shortcode, no change.Remove the plugin and re-add it...same thing.Stay far away from this plugin.

    ENHAdmin

  • Never used a crappier plugin

    Talk about messing up the user interface. Instant uninstall.

    jarekluberek

  • Useless

    The free version of this plugin is too crippled to be useful for anything

    Chris White

  • Excellent Modal Popup Plugin

    I was searching and finally found this plugin, which meets all my requirements and more.

  • Hacked plugin! Remove it!

    This plugin has added NFT ad commercials to my website. Please solve the issue or, better, remove this from WP plugins!!!

    magicianul

  • Modal pop up issue in mobile

    If the web page fully not load in mobile then, modal pop up window is not opening properly on mobile. It has issue in opening. Showing

    saubhik99

Where Modal Window ranks on WordPress.org

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

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Popup Plugins #23 by tag, #53 in search #28 –

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Details

WordPress popup plugin for easily creating a popup and modal window with any kind of content and settings.

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

Rankings Modal Window competes in

Tags

  • lightbox
  • modal
  • modal popup
  • modal window
  • popup

More from Wow-Company

Version
6.3
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
First published
May 6, 2016
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Modal Window FAQ

What does Modal Window do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Modal Window offers Unlimited Modals: Create as many modal windows as you need without restrictions, HTML Content Editor: Easily add and format text, images, and other content within your modal windows using a built-in HTML editor, Floating Button Trigger: Create a stylish floating button to trigger your modal. Customize its position, icon, text, and add eye-catching animations (bounce, Advanced Shortcodes: Includes built-in shortcodes for Video (YouTube/Vimeo), iFrames, Buttons, Icons (Font Awesome 7+), and Column layouts (rows/columns) and Open Triggers: Choose from various triggers: Click, Auto (timer), Hover, Exit Intent, and Scroll events.

How many active installs does Modal Window have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Modal Window as of September 7, 2026.

Is Modal Window still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Modal Window free?

Modal Window is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Modal Window rank among Popup Plugins?

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