Cool fade popup
Sometimes its useful to add a popup to your site to show your announcement. Using this plugin you can create unblockable popups for your site.
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Cool fade popup shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 2.5/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 3 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Cool fade popup stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| announcement | >100 |
| offers | >100 |
| popup | >100 |
| popups | >100 |
| unblockable | #4 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 2.5 from 2 reviews
About Cool fade popup
From the official readme · v10.1Description
Sometimes its useful to add a popup to your site to show your announcement.
Check official website for live demo http://www.gopiplus.com/work/2011/01/08/cool-fade-popup/
Live Demo
More info
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About author
Cool fade popup wordpress plugin create a popup message to the WordPress website with customizable html content. Sometimes its useful to add a pop up to your website to show your ads, special announcement and for offers. Using this plug-in you can creates unblockable, dynamic and fully configurable popups for your blog.
Features of this plugin
- Easy installation.
- Easy configuration.
- Unblockable.
- Session option to show the popup only first time.
- Option to display random content.
- Supports localization.
Click here to see detailed information about this plugin.
Translators
- Tamil (ta) – Gopi
- Spanish (es_ES) – [Maria Ramos]
- Polish (pl_PL) – Abdul Sattar
Installation
Installation Instruction & Configuration
See Installation Instruction and Configuration information and Demo
Changelog
First version.
1.0
First version.
2.0
The user raised problem “After closed the popup; not able to click the links under the popup” is solved in this version.
Please take backup of your all popup HTML files before update to new version.
3.0
This version is completely different from version 2.0. please take your existing HTML files for backup.
In this version separate content management page is available for popup content.
We can add the N number of content in to db and can display one at a time with random option.
4.0
Tested upto 3.3
5.0
Tested up to 3.4.1
New demo link, http://www.gopiplus.com
6.0
Tested up to 3.4.2
Slight change in the short code, Please find the new short code for your popup
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Cool fade popup: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is Cool fade popup free?
Yes. Cool fade popup is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Cool fade popup safe to use in 2026?
Cool fade popup shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 2.5/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Cool fade popup?
Cool fade popup is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 45,019 times since it launched in January 2011. It was downloaded 135 times in the last 30 days.
Does Cool fade popup work with WordPress 7.1?
Cool fade popup is officially tested up to WordPress 6.1.14, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Cool fade popup last updated?
The latest version, 10.1, was released on December 1, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes Cool fade popup?
Cool fade popup is developed and maintained by gopiplus.
What are the best alternatives to Cool fade popup?
The most popular alternatives to Cool fade popup are Simple Banner (50K+ installs), Blog Floating Button (9K+ installs) and Notibar (8K+ installs).
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