10 Best WP Video Popup Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP Video Popup has 9,000+ 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 WP Video Popup
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Video Popup
Closest matchVideo Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4
4.5 (43) 10,000+ active installsVideo Popup plugin lets you create unlimited, responsive Video Lightbox and Popup for YouTube, Vimeo, MP4 & WebM on click or page load.
Shares the video lightbox, video popup, youtube lightbox tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated August 21, 2026.
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Popup Maker – Responsive popup, Exit Intent Pop up, Email Optins, Autoresponder & More
4.5 (144) 7,000+ active installsPopup Maker plugin will help you run cleverer and more effective marketing popups for your website. Create the most optimal popup to boost your sales.
Shares the video popup tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 30 days ago.
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4.3 (67) 30,000+ active installsVery easy to use WordPress lightbox plugin to display YouTube and Vimeo videos in an elegant lightbox overlay.
Shares the video lightbox tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated May 20, 2026.
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Firelight Lightbox
Paid version available4.8 (361) 200,000+ active installsFormerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.
About 22 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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Elementor
Paid version availableElementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
4.5 (7,319) 10 million+ active installsThe Elementor Website Builder has it all: drag and drop page builder, Atomic Editor, pixel perfect design, global and reusable style systems, mobile r …
About 1,111 times the installs, last updated 9 days ago.
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ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor
4.9 (2,049) 1 million+ active installsJoin millions who empower their websites with ElementsKit Elementor Addons. Get templates, & 100+ widgets like header-footer, mega menu, custom widget
About 111 times the installs, last updated 2 days ago.
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Hustle
Paid version availableHustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups
4.4 (859) 80,000+ active installsSetup email optin forms, popups, newsletter forms & subscription forms to generate email leads with the best marketing popup builder
About 8.9 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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4.9 (31) 80,000+ active installsWPC Smart Quick View allows users to get a quick look at products without opening the product page.
About 8.9 times the installs, last updated 17 days ago.
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Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More
4.9 (23) 80,000+ active installsCreate WordPress websites with free forms, Gutenberg blocks, popups, sliders, countdowns, animations, pre-built pages, patterns & The Theme Designer
About 8.9 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder
4.6 (235) 80,000+ active installsBuild Stunning Slider and Popup. Exit intent Popup, Image slider carousel, video slider carousel, post slider carousel, product slider, promote popup
About 8.9 times the installs, last updated 8 days ago.
Switching from WP Video Popup: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP Video Popup?
Video Popup 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 WP Video Popup alternative has the most users?
Elementor, with 10 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP Video Popup alternative is rated highest?
ElementsKit Elementor Addons, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 2,049 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP Video Popup 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 WP Video Popup 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 WP Video Popup 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
Video Popup is the closest match to WP Video Popup by the data we track, and Elementor has the widest reach with 10 million+ active installs. ElementsKit Elementor Addons shipped the most recent release, on October 20, 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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