Elegance Modal Box
by elegancenet · Uncategorized
Simple, elegant and responsive modal pop-up box which appears when a visitor enters your site. Cookies support for apper-just-once function.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “lightbox”, “modal box” and “modals” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,762 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 12.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.0, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4328 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4328 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| advertis your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modal box your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modals your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pop up your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “lightbox”, “modal box” and “modals” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 78 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.9y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 27 Dec 2014
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 11 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jakols11.0y ago
Big thanks to the support of this plugin for their help to display the modal only on my homepage. If you want to make this, uncheck the “Appear site-wide” box in the settings of the plugin and add <?php echo do_shortcode('[elegance-modal-box]'); ?> in your homepage php file Thank you again !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ EnigmaGirl11.5y ago
To add a line in the textbox, just modify the file: elegance-modal.css And add this code (or modify) #elegance-modal-box { border: 2px double black; } where border = line #px is size black is color Awesome plugin thanks!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alevalentini11.5y ago
The plugin would be great…. if it didn’t kill any kind of Media insert in the back end. Bummer. Also, no support whatsoever. There’s a bunch of people asking for help for the same issue, but no kind of response.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AlexGraphicD11.7y ago
Very simple and great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeroendebeurs11.8y ago
Works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elegancenet11.9y ago
With the last update the modal box has many new settings features in wp-admin!
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,720 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Modals" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-02 70+ → 60+ down after 48 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 60+ → 70+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 60+ → 70+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 70+ → 60+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 80+ → 70+ down after 116 days in tier
- 2025-10-18 90+ → 80+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-10-07 80+ → 90+ up after 6 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).
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Pop-up 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Responsive Lightbox 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Modal Popup with Cookie Integration 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
VenoBox Lightbox 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Responsive Lightbox 20+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D - C CartonBox – pop-up modal windows 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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