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.
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Top 10 overlay plugins
- 1.
Easy ModalThe most installed overlay plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 124 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Popup Box6K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 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.CTC Masonry Gallery
1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 5.
Simplelightbox1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.0.
- 6.
Page Takeover200+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 7.
Easy Popup Announcement100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 8.
Curtain Raiser for Inaugural Ceremony90+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
Parallaxium30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Async Image Credits30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 37 plugins tagged “overlay”

Easy Modal
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,676by Daniel Iser2 months ago
Create unlimited accessible modal windows and reusable visual themes using content from the WordPress editor.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.4(124)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Popup Box
Down in the last 7 days:35#2,803by Wow-Company2 months ago
Popup Box lets you create responsive, customizable WordPress popups with live preview, flexible triggers, and smart targeting to boost engagement and …
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 36/day
Shadowbox JS
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,194by Matt Martz9 years ago
Shadowbox is an online media vieiwing application similar to Lightbox and Thickbox but with more functionality. Supports all types of media.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
CTC Masonry Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:14#5,320by UjW0L1 month ago
Create refined masonry galleries in Gutenberg with hover enlargement, custom shadows, and a full-screen image viewer.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Simplelightbox
Up in the last 7 days:1#5,694by aknieriem3 years ago
Touch-friendly image lightbox for mobile and desktop without requiring jQuery
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Page Takeover
Down in the last 7 days:25#12,391by FancyThemes1 year ago
Create a full-screen popup without a developer. Promote your content and offers in a full-screen overlay.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.2(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Easy Popup Announcement
Down in the last 7 days:134#14,092by pupungbp6 years ago
Easy Popup Announcement helps you to display popup / pop-over / popup overlay on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Curtain Raiser for Inaugural Ceremony
Down in the last 7 days:142#17,268by Abhishek Deshpande10 days ago
Make your website launch feel special with a simple animated curtain effect.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Parallaxium
Up in the last 7 days:207#23,310by samiur66882 months ago
Add a customizable parallax section to your Elementor pages with background image, overlay color, text content, and typography controls.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Async Image Credits
#24,964by Matteo Enna1 month ago
Add visible credits to media images using JavaScript and configurable templates. Works automatically and includes a shortcode.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
DC
Down in the last 7 days:151#25,738by David Attard9 years ago
This WordPress plugin makes it very easy to create a responsive full screen or overlay menu for your your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Eco Mode
Up in the last 7 days:242#27,141by ronchiluca5 months ago
Dim inactive sessions with a configurable, accessible overlay — lowers visual energy on OLED screens and nudges focused browsing.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ez Overlay
#31,631by Adam Nowak16 years ago
A simple lightbox plugin designed to enable you to display html content within a popup window using just about any html element as a trigger.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Emberly Popups
Down in the last 7 days:337#32,252by Emberly Digital1 year ago
Lightweight, accessible popups for WordPress—made by developers, for developers.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Parallaxium
Down in the last 7 days:207#33,994by samiur66882 months ago
Add a customizable parallax section to your Gutenberg pages with background image, overlay color, text content, and text styling options.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Overlay4WP
Down in the last 7 days:2,386#40,687by CantonBolo17 years ago
Easy to use Overlay popus gallery in WordPress.Base on jQuery Library.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Video Lightbox WooCommerce
#42,393by wptipsntricks12 years ago
Integrates Video Lightbox plugin with WooCommerce
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
YouTube Share Overlay Buttons
Up in the last 7 days:1,087#43,617by tranhoang12 years ago
Adding Share Buttons as Overlay on YouTube Videos
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
New posts popup
Down in the last 7 days:843#47,891new-posts-popup19 years ago
Displays a popup window (css layer) above the fold that shows new posts and comments since your last visit. Managed with cookies.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Promo Stop
Up in the last 7 days:10,711#50,925by davelabs1 day ago
Show an expiration popup on promotional pages, with optional WhatsApp contact and automatic redirect. Keep pages published.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 74/day

DevPress Factory Elegant Popup
Up in the last 7 days:20,775#51,861by devpressfactory5 months ago
Elegant, responsive popups with text, images, MP4/HLS video, and embed support. Compatible with Gutenberg, Elementor, and WPBakery.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Easiest Popup Image/PDF
Up in the last 7 days:5,661#54,800by AHK Softwaregutachten.at e.U.2 months ago
A simple and responsive popup plugin for WordPress pages. Display an image or PDF in a modal window with per-page activation, cookie support, and an o …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

My FastAPP Photo Editor
Down in the last 7 days:3,787#57,096by sosidee5 years ago
Create the configuration json file for the My FastAPP Photo Editor with no programming skills!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Pliitz Splash Screen
Up in the last 7 days:11,336#58,954by Rob Art2 days ago
Create welcome screens, logo intros and full-screen image splashes for your website. Easy visual setup, precise timing and smart visitor frequency.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day

Pixel Ghost
Down in the last 7 days:2,095#59,113by designnoted16 days ago
Compare your pages with design images and discuss changes using shared comment markers.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WebWerk Stickers & Overlays
Down in the last 7 days:7,776#59,358by Mohammad Loutfi1 month ago
Eye-catching stickers, a notification bar and a popup overlay for your site - cache-safe scheduling, stats and accessibility built in.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Inkoverlay PDF Forms
Up in the last 7 days:7,257#63,151by ahmadfaraji2 months ago
Upload a PDF form, auto-detect its fields, calibrate them visually, and publish it as a web form that overlays submissions onto the PDF.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

inCOD Optimized Mobile Menu
Up in the last 7 days:8,778#63,534by Marco De Sangro1 month ago
Optimized Mobile Menu – A fully customizable mobile menu overlay for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Peterwolf Corner Ribbon
#64,565by peterwolfpl5 months ago
Add a customizable diagonal corner ribbon overlay to any WordPress website layout.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

YAP
Up in the last 7 days:2,487#67,270by Konstantin Agafonov6 months ago
A simple plugin for creating and managing popup windows on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Intro Animation
Up in the last 7 days:522#67,276by hossam4041 year ago
A lightweight WordPress plugin to display a customizable intro page animation with text, logo, colors, and layout styles.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mirket Popup Redirect Countdown
Up in the last 7 days:2,489#67,360by mirketio2 months ago
Shows an animated image overlay on configurable pages. If the user doesn't close it, a countdown redirects them to a target URL.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FestejarIA Lite
#70,954by Adrián Enrique Badino2 months ago
Add one image to the top edge and one to the left edge with simple movement, fixed sizing, automatic insertion, or shortcode placement.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Page Overlay Background for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:1,633#71,840by samiur66882 months ago
Add a customizable full-page overlay background to your Elementor pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Grid Overlay
Down in the last 7 days:17,931#72,100by Harish Chouhan1 year ago
Visually check if your layout matches your design by overlaying a responsive grid on the frontend — inspired by Figma’s layout grid system.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
To8gal Fullslider
Down in the last 7 days:8#73,036by To8gal11 months ago
Image and video continuous fullscreen slider.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day