Social Proof Popups & Real-Time Notifications – Herd Effects
Boost conversions with real-time social proof popups and user activity notifications, encouraging visitor actions on your WordPress site.
3.9(15 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, Social Proof Popups & Real-Time Notifications is a WordPress social proof plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 3.9/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 59K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Downloads are up 21% this week. Top alternative: Real Testimonials – Testimonial Slider….
3.9/515 reviews
1.0K+active installs
59K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Boost Conversions with Herd Effects – Social Proof Notifications for WordPress
Herd Effects is a flexible notification plugin that allows you to create custom popups to display simulated or user-defined activities on your website. While the plugin offers the appearance of social proof, it does not automatically pull real-time data from your site. Instead, users can create notifications by defining their own variables, such as recent purchases or signups, to simulate activity and drive engagement.
Display pop-up notifications for sales, signups, or other actions using customizable templates that capture attention and motivate visitors to act.
= Key Features of Herd Effects =
- Customizable Popup Templates: Easily create your own notifications using templates with variables like names,…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
It works very well
by Creative Andrew·4 years ago
Easy to use. No problems so far. Thanks for an amazing plugin.
Had Issues & Very restricted
by wpwench·4 years ago
Didn’t work properly for me using the shortcode on one of my templates and it wasn’t worth trying to fix it because the plugin is very restricted in the free version. Can’t style it at all so you’re left with a plain black look which is nothing but a distraction that looks very fake. Scarily I was putting it on my checkout page and recon this would have scared visitors off rather than pushed them towards the sale.
- This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by wpwench.
Is good Plug in works perfect
by jsess79·5 years ago·1 reply
Support works also
Finally. A plugin that destroys all trust and integrity!
by Dormant Account·5 years ago·2 replies
Why take the time and trouble to lie to those visiting your website when you could use a plugin to help? Herd Effects capitalizes on the emotional and brings out the worst in humanity to increase traffic to your website.
Great Plugin with Great Support
by Steve·5 years ago
This plugin works exactly as specified. It’s the easiest to use of all plugins like this. The developer is extremely responsive and support is fantastic. I highly recommend using this plugin for your Herd Effects needs.
Download Trends
Today: 6Yesterday: 7This week: 46Period total: 6K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v6.2
70.6%
v5.2
18.7%
Other
5.5%
v5.1
5.2%
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Changelog
6.2.5
- Updated: Font Awesome library upgraded to version 7.1.
- Updated:
wp-color-picker-alphato version 3.0.4. - Fixed: minor bug
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