WP Popup vs Modal Window

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

Health B70

Health B82

Active-install trajectory

WP Popup moved up one install band, 900+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Popup	Modal Window
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 70	B · 82 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	66/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	69/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	6	36 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	76/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	559	4.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.9% ✓	2.3%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP PopupModal 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.