Popslide PRO – popup alternative
by Kuba Mikita · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 8 other plugins · 49.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Popslide is better WordPress popup plugin which displays fully customisable bar whereever you want.
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 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “conversion”, “cookie” and “newsletter” 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.
50 health vs 69 average across 910 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 12.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, across 501 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, 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 3592 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 18 reviews, smoothed to 4.34★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3592 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| popslide your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| conversion your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cookie your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| newsletter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| popup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 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
- “conversion”, “cookie” and “newsletter” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 96 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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
9.8y ago
latest release · v3.0 · 30 Dec 2016
26
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bizfundi9.5y ago
I installed the free version, no issues, no conflicts, works fine, does exactly what it says. Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nladmin9.9y ago
I just implemented this and works perfectly on both my website and its mobile version. Nothing like an obnoxious popup that covers the screen to frustrate the user, does the same job without irritating users. I’m glad I could set the size, colors, etc. easily to whatever I want.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AnetaB11.0y ago
I use , I like 🙂 and now look forward to dancing !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dwheeler11.1y ago
Now post the Happy Dance Video LOL. Great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eightbit Puzzle11.1y ago
Easy to customize and set-up. I love how the pop-up is not intrusive to your visitors.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dactivepl11.3y ago
Works like a charm 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dedide11.3y ago
I have tried quite a few out but this one is definitely the most reliable in my experience.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donback11.4y ago
Ingenious plugin. Better than classic popup. Nice & smart. Working very well!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 137 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 113 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 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 "Popslide is better WordPress popup plugin which displays fully customisable bar whereever you want."
- ! 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 ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,238 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-01-10 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-06 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-02 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-12-29 100+ → 200+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-12-23 200+ → 100+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 100+ → 200+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2024-10-31 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-28 100+ → 200+ up after 26 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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Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment 6K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sender – Newsletter, SMS and Email Marketing Automation for WooCommerce 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
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