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Best modal plugins for WordPress

The most popular modal plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Firelight Lightbox leads with 200K+ active installs, ahead of Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin (100K+) and Popup Box (40K+). All 149 plugins tagged “modal” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 modal plugins

  1. 1.
    Firelight Lightbox

    The most installed modal plugin, with 200K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 361 reviews, updated 2 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin

    100K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 95 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    Popup Box

    40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 82 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    Boxzilla

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 133 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Ocean Modal Window

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 11 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  6. 6.
    Modal Window

    10K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 36 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  7. 7.
    Themify Popup

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  8. 8.
    Easy Modal

    7K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 124 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  9. 9.
    SearchWP Modal Search Form

    5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  10. 10.
    PopBox For Elementor

    3K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 24 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

All 149 plugins tagged “modal”