Stylistic Modals – Create Beautiful Popups with the Gutenberg Editor
Create beautiful popups in your individual design and write your content with the Gutenberg Editor.
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Stylistic Modals shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 4 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.0 (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 Stylistic Modals stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| modal | >100 |
| Modals | >100 |
| popup | >100 |
| popups | >100 |
| simple popup | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Stylistic Modals
From the official readme · v1.2Description
Stylistic Modals is a plugin with which you can easily create beautiful popups. You can freely design your popups and customize them to your needs or those of your customers.
We also use the official Gutenberg Editor for the integration of the content. With this editor you can create the content of your popups comfortably and perfomantly.
Why Stylistic Modals?
- Very simple to use
- Customizable
- Preview Mode
- Lightweight
- Fully Responsive
- Open the popup after a certain time
- Open the popup after clicking on a specific element
- Decide whether you want to use cookies and if so, how long
- Full width mode: The user can open the Popup in fullwidth if you allow it
- IT´S COMPLETELY FREE!
Test it and enjoy!
Installation
The installation is really easy:
- Install the plugin
- Activate the plugin
- Now you see the tab “Stylistic Modals” in your menu. In this section you can create and configure your popups.
Frequently asked questions
Is Stylistic Modals completely free?
Yes, the plugin is completely free. There are no hidden costs and I don’t ask for it in annoying alerts.
Is the plugin available in different languages?
Not yet, but we are working very hard to translate the plugin into more languages.
Changelog
No upgrade notices at the moment
1.2 Fixed an issue that caused the Live Preview to disappear under some circumstances
1.1 Bug Fixes
1.0 First Release
Screenshots
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FAQ
Stylistic Modals: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026
Is Stylistic Modals free?
Yes. Stylistic Modals is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Stylistic Modals safe to use in 2026?
Stylistic Modals shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Stylistic Modals?
Stylistic Modals is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,142 times since it launched in January 2020. It was downloaded 80 times in the last 30 days.
Does Stylistic Modals work with WordPress 7.1?
Stylistic Modals is officially tested up to WordPress 6.0.17, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Stylistic Modals need?
Stylistic Modals requires PHP 5.3 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Stylistic Modals last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on May 30, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes Stylistic Modals?
Stylistic Modals is developed and maintained by Daniele De Rosa.
What are the best alternatives to Stylistic Modals?
The most popular alternatives to Stylistic Modals are Firelight Lightbox (200K+ installs), Lightbox & Modal Popup Word… (100K+ installs) and Popup Box (50K+ installs).
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