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Popup Box – Easily Create WordPress Popups

By Wow-Company

Marketing & Advertising / Pop-ups & Lead Generation

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Popup Box – Easily Create WordPress Popups Review - In-Depth Analysis

Popup Box lets you create responsive, customizable WordPress popups with live preview, flexible triggers, and smart targeting to boost engagement.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.82/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 11+ reviews)

Active Installations

6,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Popup Box is a lightweight yet powerful WordPress popup plugin that helps you create, customize, and manage stunning popups without coding. Perfect for email subscription popups, promotional popups, special offers, announcement popups, and interactive content popups.

Design your popup with a live preview builder and choose placements. Use flexible triggers like on load, scroll, or click, and control exactly where your popups appear with advanced targeting rules.

Popup Box is a powerful yet lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you easily create, customize, and manage popups with a real-time live preview. Perfect for special offers, email signups, promotions, or boosting user interaction.

Engage visitors and increase conversions with Popup Box — the ultimate WordPress popup solution!

Unlock advanced popup features with Popup Box Pro, including hover triggers, exit intent, and advanced display rules to maximize your engagement.

Comparing to Alternatives

Popup Box offers a straightforward and effective solution for creating popups in WordPress, standing out among many alternatives with its simplicity and functionality.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Simple and functional design that works reliably across different websites
Lightweight and easy to use with a clean user interface
Free version offers more options than many competitors
Affordable pro version with additional customization features
Highly customizable popups including overlays, banners, and various sizes

Weaknesses

History of multiple medium severity security vulnerabilities, though fixed in recent updates
Security risk score is moderate, requiring users to keep plugin updated
Not as feature-rich as some more complex popup builders
Limited direct integration options mentioned in reviews

User Sentiment Analysis

With a perfect 5-star rating from all 11 reviewers, user feedback is overwhelmingly positive, praising the plugin's simplicity, effectiveness, and ease of use.

Positive highlights

'Works great' - honzasklepek
'Light, easy and useful' - TFMEDIA™
'Does what advertised in a most tidy way imaginable' - P
'Very nice plugin with more free options than many others' - Ishko
'Great example of an intuitive and effective plugin' - qiqqq

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Security vulnerabilities reported in past versions
Some users may desire more advanced features or integrations

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users seeking a simple, reliable, and easy-to-use popup plugin that works well out of the box with good customization options in the free version.

Not ideal for

Those requiring advanced marketing integrations or who prioritize plugins with no history of security vulnerabilities might consider other options.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes a robust set of features allowing creation of various popup types with good customization, sufficient for many users.

Pro version

The pro version adds more advanced customization options and additional popup types, enhancing flexibility for marketing and design needs.

Final Verdict

Popup Box is a highly rated plugin praised for its simplicity, effectiveness, and user-friendly design. It offers a strong free version and an affordable pro upgrade, making it a great choice for users needing straightforward popup functionality.

However, its history of medium severity security vulnerabilities means users must keep the plugin updated and consider security implications. Those needing advanced features or zero security risk might explore alternatives. Overall, it remains a solid, reliable option for most WordPress users.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Popup Box – Easily Create WordPress Popups plugin.

popup plugin

customizable popups

responsive popups

Screenshots

FAQ

If your popup is not showing, it is often related to caching issues. To resolve this:

Clear your browser cache — Press Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + R (Mac) to reload without cache.
Clear your WordPress cache — If you are using caching plugins (like WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache), clear the cache from plugin settings.
Purge server-side cache — If your hosting provider uses additional caching (e.g., Cloudflare, SiteGround, Nginx cache), purge the cache from your hosting panel.
Disable caching temporarily — If the popup still does not appear, temporarily disable your caching plugin and test again.