Modal
by David Riccitelli · Uncategorized
Enable modal pages and posts on your blog. Create modal forms for better calls to action!
41 health vs 61 average across 5,821 Uncategorized plugins
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4736 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
48
now · peak 77
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-04-26 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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MakeITeasy Popup 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Modal Dialog 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Boxzilla – WordPress Popup Builder 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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