Popup with fancybox

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 65% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 71% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ tratcliffe

   8.6y ago

   The once per session simple does not work. It is not properly responsive – a horizontal scroll bar is not what I consider responsive. I just had text, not even good enough for that is the once per session is not working.

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2. ★★★★★ sandfeld

   9.8y ago

   More functions are not working – is not responsive….

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3. ★★★★★ lordroupon

   10.0y ago

   If you want to use this plugin for something other than text, you should go ahead and use a different plugin. The HTML editor refuses to work correctly and forget about using iFrames, the editor just deletes everything when you click submit.

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4. ★★★★★ snowbelly

   10.1y ago

   I really like this plugin, as the pop-ups it makes are so pretty and easy to configure. Unfortunately, there’s a bug where the any <form> element tags are dropped from the box – you can add a <form> tag, but inside that, any <input> tags are simply removed when you save the box. This means that the box makes a really nice popup if you just have a link or a button to include – but if you want to include a mailing list sign-up form, you are out of luck.

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5. ★★★★★ rhemmings

   11.3y ago

   hey guys Hope that you are all well. I need some advice, this plug in can i customise it so I can create say 5 pop ups but with different content? (please see blow why I’m asking this question) I’m in my first graduate web developer job and they have given me my first project to conquer. The client wants a one page website (that has been created), everything works I cant believe how powerful WordPress and the divi them actually is I’m very impressed! Ok so to the point. The website has 10 different sections with anchor links this works a treat, on one of the sections that is called “Global Distributors” this will be where the user can click on a thumbnail (of the country they are living in) and a pop up window or Lightbox will appear. This will then have all contact details of each company that distribute the clients products, each company will have the following: 1) The name of the country (i.e.) United Kingdom (long with a picture, thumbnail) 2) A paragraph of text along with contact details and a web link ** each Lightbox/ popup will have to hold say 4-6 different companies max (maybe more) On the main page there will be 9-15 counties so for each of the countries on the page a separate popup/ LightBox will have to appear. Are there any plugins or is there away that I can achieve this??? Any help would be much appreciated

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6. ★★★★★ design4web

   11.8y ago

   Hey its works I haven’t active widget. thanks

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7. ★★★★★ i2ivisionui

   12.5y ago

   nice

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8. ★★★★★ BostiG

   12.7y ago

   very usefull and easy to set up!

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The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.6). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 8.8 Popup with fancybox <= 3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via Shortcode ↗
   2023-10-30 CVE-2023-5465 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 3.5 Patched in 3.6

Translated into 65 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 41 more locales with partial translations.

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-07-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 9 days in tier
3. 2026-07-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 11 days in tier
4. 2026-06-29 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-06-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 859 days in tier
6. 2024-02-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 593 days in tier
7. 2022-07-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 672 days in tier
8. 2020-09-03 5K+ → 3K+ down after 1811 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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Popup with fancybox: 900+ active installs, 3.5★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/popup-with-fancybox