Sapphire Popups
A simple way to create popups.
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Sapphire Popups shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 6 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Sapphire Popups stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| classic editor | >100 |
| Easy to use | >100 |
| gutenberg | >100 |
| no cookies | >100 |
| popups | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Sapphire Popups
From the official readme · v1.3.1Description
Sapphire Popups allows you to easily add popups and set the behavior of how the popup is displayed all without the use of cookies. It is compatible with the Classic Editor and Gutenberg which makes it easy to use, it’s also very approachable for developers to extend.
Major Features in Sapphire Popups include:
- Easily create and manage popups using the Classic Editor or Gutenberg.
- 3 popup behavior selections.
- If a popup is updated it will be displayed again, even if the behavior has not expired.
- Remove popup title option.
- Does not use cookies.
- More features coming soon!!
Behavior selections:
- Default: Display popup on every page load.
- Show Daily: Popup will be displayed once per day.
- Show Once: Popup will show only once ever – unless behavior is changed or popup had been updated.
Popups that get updated will be displayed again even if the behavior is set to Show Once. If the behavior is set to Show Daily and the popup is updated it will be displayed again and the daily timer will start over. This allows for updates to be made even after the popup has been displayed.
Installation
Upload the Sapphire Popups plugin to your site, activate it, and start creating popups.
Enjoy!
Changelog
1.3.1: – 2020-10-01
- Removed.
- Cleaned up and removed unnecessary files due to switch of OOP architecture.
1.3.0: – 2020-09-25
- Fixed.
- Added missing files.
1.2.0: – 2020-09-24
- Re-wrote plugin in OOP architecture using the WordPress Plugin Boilerplate.
- All functionality is the same.
1.1.0: – 2020-09-16
- Changed: Converted main plugin file to a class – SapphirePopup.
1.0.1: – 2020-09-16
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Fixed
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Added the_content filter on popup content so that it can be treated the same way as a normal post.
- The issue was that
<
p> tags were not being added so all lines ended up on one line. The wpautop filter which added
<
p> tags is one of the filters used in the_content so I just used that.
– I also used wp_kses_post for extra sanitization when pulling from the DB but this removes custom HTML. I found that get_post_by_title() uses get_post() which uses sanitize_post() so this is happening by default.
– includes > core-functions.php > sapphire_popups_add_popup_script.
– https://github.com/runningCoder81/sapphire-popups/issues/1
1.0.0: 2020-08-30
- Created version 1.
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FAQ
Sapphire Popups: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is Sapphire Popups free?
Yes. Sapphire Popups is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Sapphire Popups safe to use in 2026?
Sapphire Popups shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Sapphire Popups?
Sapphire Popups is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,479 times since it launched in August 2020. It was downloaded 53 times in the last 30 days.
Does Sapphire Popups work with WordPress 7.1?
Sapphire Popups is officially tested up to WordPress 5.5.23, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Sapphire Popups need?
Sapphire Popups requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Sapphire Popups last updated?
The latest version, 1.3.1, was released on October 2, 2020 (6 years ago).
Who makes Sapphire Popups?
Sapphire Popups is developed and maintained by Bobby Lee.
What are the best alternatives to Sapphire Popups?
The most popular alternatives to Sapphire Popups are Classic Editor (8M+ installs), Advanced Editor Tools (1M+ installs) and Disable Gutenberg (500K+ installs).
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