Alligator Menu Popup

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ coderiverstudio

   4.5y ago

   Simply works! Thank you.

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2. ★★★★★ rudyodo

   4.9y ago

   Great tool, so simple and efficient! Tnx!

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3. ★★★★★ sock2me

   5.0y ago

   You know when a plugin is easy to find, easy to understand, doesn’t mess up your site and is FREE? Yeah – me neither. This is that plugin. Thank you for being a unicorn. This plugin ROCKS!!!! This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by sock2me.

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4. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 12966443

   7.2y ago

   Lately when you search for popups it’s all lightbox which is in fact not a popup but an overlayer with z-index, which is very misleading. This plugin understands the definition of a popup and makes it true. Thank you!

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5. ★★★★★ Virtualtopia

   8.0y ago

   Installed it, set dimensions of window in settings, but then what? Went to menu, nothing extra there. Couldn’t see instructions for next step or new features in menu items. Then noticed text above plugin entry (after 10 minutes) that said “Add the ‘mpopup’ class to a menu item in a custom menu”. But menu items have no field for class name. Had to delete and try something else.

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6. ★★★★★ oncemenito

   8.9y ago

   Does what it says it does.

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7. ★★★★★ miankhalid2013

   9.7y ago

   I’m using this plugin on my site and it works perfectly fine. However, I’m writing this review to share a very pleasant experience regarding a custom solution. I wanted to open the Read More links on my site in a popup. I tried a well-known plugin with its premium extensions; went through a nightmare of support tickets and correspondence for more than ten days but it didn’t work. Since I was already using the Alligator Menu Popup plugin therefore I decided to approach its author. It wasn’t hard to find and contact Michael Atkins. After a very brief communication Michael delivered an excellent solution very efficiently and for a price that was better than fair. I’m sharing my experience with a view to save the readers of my review from the nightmare that I went through. [ Redacted, do not post the author’s contact URL in reviews. Or any links. ] Khalid Mian This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by Jan Dembowski. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by Jan Dembowski.

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8. ★★★★★ rmdivito

   10.6y ago

   Thank you for this. Is it possible to have the PU appear in the top left corner? Got this to happen with your regular PU plugin but don’t see how with this menu version. many thanks, Rob

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-11 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-04-08 600+ → 700+ up after 99 days in tier
3. 2025-12-30 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-12-29 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-12-28 700+ → 600+ down after 234 days in tier
6. 2025-05-08 800+ → 700+ down after 310 days in tier
7. 2024-07-02 900+ → 800+ down after 251 days in tier
8. 2023-10-25 1K+ → 900+ down after 9 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Alligator Popup 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags B
• Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 700K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Advanced Popups 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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Alligator Menu Popup: 600+ active installs, 4.8★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/alligator-menu-popup