WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin vs Simple Popup Plugin

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

by FooPlugins

100K+ installs3.9

Simple Popup Plugin

by Garrett Grimm

1K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Simple Popup Plugin.
On a typical day, Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is downloaded about 720 times, Simple Popup Plugin about 15.
Simple Popup Plugin is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.9 from 95 reviews.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin was updated more recently: Nov 7, 2026, against Oct 1, 2024 for Simple Popup Plugin.
Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Simple Popup Plugin.
Simple Popup Plugin has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin.

Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin	Simple Popup Plugin
Popular rank	#424	#6,244
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	93.1K	289
Rating	3.9(95)	4.9(12)
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×1.19	×0.12
Last release	3 days ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	5.4	–

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