Ultimate Modal
by Claudio Sanches · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 112.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays a modal content in your WordPress
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “modal” and “popup” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 22.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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 2274 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2274 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| modal your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| popup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “modal” and “popup” 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 89 · 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v1.4.2 · 10 Aug 2020
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 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 18 Jan 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ zzxjoanw9.8y ago
Pro: Easy to use, the modal can be turned on/off with a switch. Bad: The preview option doesn’t display the content. Only one modal can be created at a time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OXIDIGITAL - Criação de Sites e Lojas Virtuais Personalizadas9.9y ago
Funciona perfeitamente! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fsantoke12.5y ago
Does what I need without any fuss. Maybe a hack to get the modal popup always may not be a bad idea for certain users.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paul Stonier12.7y ago
This fit exactly what I needed and nothing more. The cookie expiration, size constraints, content. Perfect. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous13.0y ago
Used on an age restriction site and works perfectly. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itchap13.1y ago
Thank you so much, i tried so many popup and modal pluggin before this one did exactly what i wanted without any fuss!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Djonathan13.3y ago
Excelente Plugin. Muito Obrigado.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Renan Lara13.5y ago
Perfeito!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays a modal content in your WordPress"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 797 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "popup" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-12 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-03-27 200+ → 100+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 100+ → 200+ up after 3 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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Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modal Window – create popup modal window 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B - T Themify Popup 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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Easy Modal 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
PopBox For Elementor 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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