WP Tactical Popup
Capture your visitors attentions with lightboxes. Show email opt-in lightboxes (popups), html popups and image popups.
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WP Tactical Popup shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (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 WP Tactical Popup stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| email opt in | >100 |
| email popup | >100 |
| htmlaweber | #1 |
| image | >100 |
| popup | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 from 5 reviews
About WP Tactical Popup
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Lightboxes are a very powerful way to capture your visitors attention. WP Tactical Popups aims to help you do just that. Flexible enough to display HTML advertisements and image lightboxes, yet useable enough to do it in minutes.
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Features
- Display Image Popups
- Display HTML Popups
- Display Email Opt-in popups (2 colour schemes)
- Detect any email form (via heuristics)
- Responsive
Requirements
- Up-to-date jQuery
- PHP5+
Installation
Download the .zip file from the WordPress repository and upload it to your website. Follow the steps on the screen. You can also search for WP Tactical Popup via your websites admin interface (via plugins).
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FAQ
WP Tactical Popup: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026
Is WP Tactical Popup free?
Yes. WP Tactical Popup is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP Tactical Popup safe to use in 2026?
WP Tactical Popup shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 36/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP Tactical Popup?
WP Tactical Popup is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,819 times since it launched in August 2014. It was downloaded 81 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP Tactical Popup work with WordPress 7.1?
WP Tactical Popup is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WP Tactical Popup last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on June 3, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes WP Tactical Popup?
WP Tactical Popup is developed and maintained by Arevico.
What are the best alternatives to WP Tactical Popup?
The most popular alternatives to WP Tactical Popup are Instant Popup Builder (100+ installs), Gated Downloads (30+ installs) and Popup Zen (10+ installs).
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