Popup Box vs Modal Window

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Popup Box

by Wow-Company

Health A88

Modal Window

by Wow-Company

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

Popup Box Modal Window

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Popup Box	Modal Window
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+20% ✓	0%
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	B · 82
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★ ✓	3.79★
Reviews	11	36 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	today	today
Downloads · 30d	787	6.2K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Popup Box Modal Window

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.