by cubecolour 4.9 (45 reviews)

Alligator Popup

Name: Alligator Popup
Rating: 4.9 (45 reviews)
Author: cubecolour

Add popups to your site. Add links to pages/posts via a shortcode which will be opened in a popup browser window.

Alligator Popup ranks #5,145 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #281 of 3,349 in the Communication category, a 4.9/5 rating from 45 reviews, and was last updated Jun 23, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v2.0.0 Current Version v2.0.0

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 23 Jun, 2025

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#281 of 3,349 in Communication Top 10% by installs No update in over a year

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Rank

#5,145

-2 this week

Active Installs

1K+

-64%

KW Avg Position

125

0.3 better

Downloads

71.9K

+2 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (45 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 27.7%

1K+ 2K+

5,096

Ranks to Climb

Growth Needed

8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.9

45 reviews

Overall 98%

42 (93%)

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0.0
Last Updated: Jun 23, 2025
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: cubecolour

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 45
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

jquery popup popup window popups shortcode

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for site owners who want to add popup window links to pages or posts without a dedicated admin page. It solves the problem of opening links in a popup browser window using a simple shortcode with customizable size, scrollbars, and alt text.

Shortcode-based popup links
Adjustable popup width and height
Optional scrollbars parameter
Customizable alt text
HTML link alternative to shortcode
Default 400px width and height
Opens in new tab on mobile devices

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Alligator Popup

It doesn't have any options that need an admin page, so there isn't one.

[popup url="http://cubecolour.co.uk/wp" height="300" width="300" scrollbars="0"]Link Text[/popup] The values for height and width must be positive integers and the value for scrollbars must be either 1 (to show scrollbars) or 0 (to not show scrollbars)

The url is a mandatory parameter but height, widths and scrollbars are optional parameters, Default values will be used for any not present.

Link Text

The plugin does work on the sites it has been tested on. If it is not working for you, you may have done something wrong or maybe your theme is not built to WordPress standards. Feel free to ask for help on the Alligator Popup plugin support page on WordPress.org.

I offer free forum support for free cubecolour plugins where all communication takes place on the WordPress.org forums and a link is provided to the page on your site where I can see the issue without needing a password. Non-free support via email is available if the conditions of obtaining free support on the public forum are not compatible with the level of support required. This paid email support can be requested at: cubecolour.co.uk/premium-support

You can donate via my donation page. If you find the plugin useful I would also appreciate a glowing five star review on the plugin review page

This page has some handy tips: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/10/19/how-to-wrestle-an-alligator/