Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress vs Read More Without Refresh (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress
20K+ active installs
Free
Read More Without Refresh
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 131 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress has accumulated 821K+ total downloads while Read More Without Refresh has 233K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress | Read More Without Refresh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 131 | ◄ | 54 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | 20K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 821K+ | ◄ | 233K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Age | 10 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.6+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.4.7 | 4.0.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress
Read More Without Refresh
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress averaged approximately 604 daily downloads while Read More Without Refresh averaged 69.
Recent Reviews
Boxzilla – Pop-Ups for WordPress Reviews
Perfect & Easy setup
Perfect Plugin and easy to setup and have where and when appear.thank you
Fantastico plugin!!
Funziona egregiamente, fa tutto quello che promette e lo fa benissimo. Grazie!
This is what a WP plugin should be like
Free. Simple. Decent. Does the job.
Read More Without Refresh Reviews
I works but
FunFakt: I find my Text with “read more” and click on it. The “more” Text appears – the link is still “read more” I click on it – the “more” Text is gone – the link is “read less”
Doesnt work with WPBakery Text blocks
Tried to get this to work with WPBakery text block and does nothing. Actually removes the extended text from the website. This topic was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by garmatinc.
Yea, it breaks a site quite well.
First, the plugin is deprived from ease of use, finding the shortcode is a hell. on its settings in dashboard there is basically nothing really useful than background and text color. be sure that i
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