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Best overlay plugins for WordPress

The most popular overlay plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Easy Modal leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of Popup Box (6K+) and Shadowbox JS (1K+). All 37 plugins tagged “overlay” 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 overlay plugins

  1. 1.
    Easy Modal

    The most installed overlay plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 124 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Popup Box

    6K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Shadowbox JS

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 9 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.

  4. 4.
    CTC Masonry Gallery

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 weeks ago.

  5. 5.
    Simplelightbox

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.0.

  6. 6.
    Page Takeover

    200+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  7. 7.
    Easy Popup Announcement

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.

  8. 8.
    Curtain Raiser for Inaugural Ceremony

    90+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.

  9. 9.
    Parallaxium

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Async Image Credits

    30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

All 37 plugins tagged “overlay”