A quick and simple plugin for producing responsive modals
As of April 2026, WP Modalplate is a WordPress modal plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.
WP Modalplate is possibly the easiest and cleanest way to add responsive modals to your website! To see an example you can go to modalplate.jamesdbruner.com and take a look.
There are two shortcodes here and you need to use both. Here’s an example of how to use these shortcodes together:
[modalplate_trigger]Example Button[/modalplate_trigger]
[modalplate title="Example Title"]Example content[/modalplate]
NOTE FOR THEME DEVELOPERS: This plugin makes use of both wp_head() and wp_footer() so if your theme is missing either you may experience issues using this plugin.
Special thanks to @chrishumboldt for creating the original Modalplate plugin. Check out WebPlate to see more of his awesome work.
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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