Scott Bolinger

The Popup Zen Box is a cleaner, simpler way to collect emails with a popup.
It looks great, works great, and stays out of the way of your site visitors.
Integrate your email provider, choose where to show it, customize the colors, and publish. Done!
No complex settings or 3rd party SaaS dependencies.
Features
<ul>
<li>Customize the text, image, and colors</li>
<li>Choose where it displays – posts, pages, taxonomies, etc.</li>
<li>Integrate your email provider: MailChimp, ConvertKit, MailPoet 3, Drip, Active Campaign, or send to your email address</li>
</ul>
Why Popup Zen?
Popup Zen is clean, fast, and simple. It’s also non-intrusive.
Obnoxious popups may have a good opt-in rate, but they could be damaging your brand. Popup Zen is a new way to get high quality leads without pissing off your site visitors.
<ul>
<li>Simply collect emails</li>
<li>Minimalist design, easy to use</li>
<li>Ultra-lightweight codebase</li>
</ul>
We built Popup Zen because we just couldn’t bring ourselves to put that horrible popup in front of our site visitors. We wanted something that represented our brand better.
Instead of damaging your brand just to get a higher opt-in rate, Popup Zen believes in building trust.
Popup Zen gets high-quality leads by asking permission before displaying a popup. This builds trust with your site visitors, and keeps your brand image intact.
What it won’t do
<ul>
<li>Create obnoxious spinning and shaking animations</li>
<li>Choose from 100 different designs</li>
<li>Create insanely complex rules for how to display it</li>
<li>Block the screen without permission</li>
</ul>
Learn more at <a href="https://getpopupzen.com" rel="nofollow ugc">getpopupzen.com</a>
Developers can contribute on <a href="https://github.com/scottopolis/popup-zen" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a>

Popup Zen – Small, Simple, Lightweight Email Optin

I like the philosophy : very simple and efficient. You won’t find all the options of some other plugins of this type but you may need something not complicated.

Clean and simple

I've used a number of popup plugins and they always seem overly complicated. Popup Zen wasn't like that at all. I installed it, connected my mailchimp account and had a pop-up created in under 5 minutes.

Dead. Simple.

Popup Zen just became my new favorite popup tool. Thanks, Scott!

5 Minute Setup

I had to use some CSS-adjustments with custom classes. For example, there is no spot to properly show some privacy information, so I used a custom class in to content area to display this small text.
I also had problems with the image: When I deactivated "do not crop", it wouldn't display. (Maybe something with lazyload?) With cropping disabled the banner looks kind of awful, so I used CSS to cover that up.

works well after some adjustments

This plugin got me a 5% improvement on my GTMetrix score. That's a huge bump. The lightweight scripts and clean CSS delivered and compiled into the site was a major advantage.

Previously, I had configured the standard Mailchimp popup on the MC site and integrated using the MC4WP plugin. It was loading 2-5 remote scripts, remote images, and remote CSS which created extra HTTP requests and added anywhere from 300-500k to a page load.

This plugin eliminated the remote script loading lag, allowed scripts to be combined, served from our Cloudflare cache ... 

BOTTOM LINE: it's a must have if you want a modern popup solution that is unobtrusive to your clients visually and in terms of site performance.

p.s. I would love to see an option to alter the amount of time that the thank you message is shown after someone submits their email!

perfect, lightweight, improved GTMetrix score for Mailchimp

A WordPress popup that is ultra lightweight, simple to use, and small.

mutendebrian

Noptin Newsletter Team

Noptin is a fast, lightweight newsletter and email marketing plugin for WordPress. 
★★★★★
It helps you collect subscribers, grow your newsletter audience, and send newsletters and notifications directly from your website, without relying on expensive third-party email services.
Noptin is designed for performance, privacy, and simplicity. It runs entirely on your own WordPress site, is GDPR-friendly by default, and does not limit the number of subscribers you can collect.
With Noptin, users can subscribe to your newsletter using subscription forms, popups, widgets, or checkout forms. You can then send them email newsletters, automatic new post notifications, and keep subscribers engaged.
Noptin works with WooCommerce out of the box to help you automate your WooCommerce powered store. It is also multisite compatible.
<h4>Collect subscribers and grow your newsletter</h4>
Noptin helps you turn visitors into subscribers by making it easy to subscribe from anywhere on your site.
You can:
<ul>
<li>Create unlimited <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/subscription-forms/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">newsletter subscription forms</a>.</li>
<li>Let visitors subscribe using <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/subscription-forms/newsletter-subscription-shortcode/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">shortcodes</a> or <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/subscription-forms/newsletter-subscription-block/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">blocks</a>.</li>
<li>Show newsletter forms in a <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/subscription-forms/pop-up-forms/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">popup or lightbox</a>.</li>
<li>Add unlimited <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/subscription-forms/newsletter-subscription-widget/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">newsletter subscription widgets</a> to sidebars, footers, and other widget areas.</li>
<li>Collect and manage unlimited <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/email-subscribers/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">email subscribers</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://noptin.com/guide/email-subscribers/tagging-subscribers/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Tag and segment</a> email subscribers for targeted newsletters.</li>
<li>Store subscribers securely inside WordPress.</li>
</ul>
All subscribers are managed directly in your WordPress dashboard, though you can use an addon to connect an external email service such as Mailchimp and send subscribers there.
<h4>Send newsletters and notifications from WordPress</h4>
Once users subscribe, you can send them newsletters, SMS notifications, Slack or telegram messages, automated emails and new post notifications.
With Noptin, you can send:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/post-digest-emails-wordpress/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Latest Posts</a> – Automatically send a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly email highlighting your latest posts.</li>
<li><a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/new-post-notifications/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">New Post Notification</a> – Automatically notify your subscribers, users, or customers everytime you publish new content on your site.</li>
<li>Automatically send your subscribers, users, or customers an email every X days.</li>
<li>Welcome emails or SMS to new <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/welcome-emails/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">subscribers</a>, <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/automatically-send-email-new-woocommerce-customers/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce customers</a>, or <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/welcome-users/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress users</a>.</li>
<li>Newsletters to <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/newsletter-subscribers/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc"> email subscribers</a>, <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/wordpress-users/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress users</a>, or <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/woocommerce-customers/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce customers</a>.</li>
<li>Automatically <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/sending-emails/new-post-notifications/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">notify your subscribers everytime you publish a new blog post</a> so that they can keep coming back to your website.</li>
<li>An email, SMS, or telegram message when a WooCommerce cart is abandoned.</li>
<li>Unique next order coupon codes or thank you emails.</li>
<li>Send notifications to slack when you get a new subscribers, WooCommerce order, etc.</li>
</ul>
The best part is that you are able to do all this without leaving your WordPress dashboard. If you are worried about email deliverability, you can install any SMTP plugin of your choice and Noptin will automatically use it to send your newsletters. No configuration needed!
<h4>Automated newsletter notifications</h4>
Noptin makes it easy to send email notifications to subscribers whenever you publish new content.
Each time you publish a post, Noptin can automatically notify subscribers by email. These notifications help bring subscribers back to your website and increase repeat traffic.
You can control which subscribers receive notifications using categories, tags, custom fields, or automation rules.
<h4>Getting Email Subscribers</h4>
If you’re migrating from another newsletter service or plugin, start by <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/importing-subscribers/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">importing your existing newsletter subscribers into Noptin</a>.
To collect new subscribers, you can let users subscribe by adding a newsletter subscription checkbox to your:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/wordpress-registration-forms/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress user registration forms</a>, including default WordPress, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, UsersWP, and Ultimate Member registration forms.</li>
<li><a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/wordpress-comment-forms/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress comment forms</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/woocommerce-checkout/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce checkout pages</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/edd-checkout/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">EDD checkout pages</a>.</li>
<li>Contact forms created by <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/ninja-forms/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Ninja Forms</a>, <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/gravity-forms/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Gravity Forms</a>, <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/elementor-forms/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Elementor</a>, <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/wpforms/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">WPForms</a>, <a href="https://noptin.com/guide/getting-email-subscribers/contact-form-7/?utm_source=wp-repo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact Form 7</a>, etc.</li>
</ul>
You can also create custom newsletter subscription forms using Noptin’s built-in editor.
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uyah658bPUs?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe>
<h4>Built for speed and scalability</h4>
Noptin is optimized to handle thousands of subscribers without slowing down your website.
It does not load heavy external scripts and is designed to scale as your newsletter and subscriber list grows.
It’s built by marketers. As a result, we put most of our focus on optimizing for speed and the conversion rate. We offer several conversion rate optimization techniques out of the box.
For example, you can easily offer content upgrades and lead magnets with your email opt-in forms to gain more newsletter subscribers.
<h4>Increase your website traffic</h4>
Studies suggest that repeat website visitors are more likely to convert than first-time visitors. That is why Noptin makes it easy to notify your email subscribers every time you publish a new blog post.
This increases your website traffic as your newsletter subscribers login to read your new content.
Let users sign up for your newsletter using any of the following email opt-in form types:-
<h4>Seamless Integrations</h4>
Noptin plays nicely with the tools you already use:
<ul>
<li>Form Builders: Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7 (CF7), WPForms, Ninja Forms, Everest Forms, Fluent Forms, Forminator, Formidable Forms, HappyForms, JetFormBuilder, MetForm, weForms, WordPress registration forms, WordPress comment forms, WSForm, Convert Pro.</li>
<li>Page Builders: Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks Builder.</li>
<li>E-Commerce: WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads (EDD).</li>
<li>Membership: MemberPress, Simple Membership, Paid Memberships Pro (PMPro), SureMembers, WP eMember.</li>
<li>Others: Advanced Ads, ACF, Pods, Akismet, GeoDirectory, Toolset Types, Modern Events Calendar, The Events Calendar, myCRED, WPLoyalty, Polylang, WPML, WP Job Manager (WPJM), WP Job Openings, WP Recipe Maker.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use Noptin standalone or connect external services</h4>
Noptin works as a complete self-hosted newsletter solution.
If you want, you can also connect subscribers to external email services using optional addons. Supported services include ActiveCampaign, Activetrail, Agile CRM, Attio, AWeber, Birdsend, Brevo (Sendinblue), Campaign Monitor, Constant Contact, ConvertKit, Customerly, Drip, EmailOctopus, GetResponse, Gist, Google Sheets, HubSpot, iContact, Keap/Infusionsoft, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, MailerLite, Mailjet, Moosend, Ontraport, Ortto, Pipedrive, Quentn, Salesflare, Salesforce, SendFox, Sendgrid, Sendlane, SendPulse, Sendy, Slack, Smaily, Telegram, Twilio, VerticalResponse, Webhooks, Zoho Campaigns, Zoho CRM, and many more.

Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin


This plugin is customizable thanks to templates and lots of filters, we can do some advanced stuffs with it. On admin side, it doesn't seem bloated and it fits nicely in Wordpress style.



It does miss a bit of developer oriented doc but the code is well organized.



It also miss few features here and there, but the dev is open to discussions on github.



thx! 👍


Simple and Customizable, Nice support

Great Plugin

Really useful

Last week I replaced the old newsletter plugin with this newsletter plugin. The plugin offers us exactly the features we need and can also be customized very nicely. Thank you very much.

A fast, GDPR-compliant newsletter plugin. Collect newsletter subscribers, let users subscribe to new post notifications, and send newsletters. ★★★★★

Popup Zen – Small, Simple, Lightweight Email Optin vs Simple Newsletter Plugin – Noptin