Plugin info

Total downloads: 2,660
Active installs: 50
Total reviews: 3
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 10/27/2025 (65 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 12/29/2016 (9 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.2
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 65 days ago • 3 reviews

61/100

Is Modal Post Images abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 65 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.2
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Modal Post Images instantly adds modern, mobile-friendly image popups (modals) to all images inside your WordPress post content.
When visitors click a post image, it smoothly enlarges in a centered modal view, showing the image and its ALT text (if available).
Perfect for blogs, magazines, and photography sites that want to enhance user experience with elegant, distraction-free image previews.

Features
– ✨ Automatically adds modal popup functionality to all post images
– 🖼️ Displays image alt text or caption inside the popup
– ⚙️ Includes admin settings to choose animation effects (Fade, Zoom, Slide, Flip, Blur)
– 📱 Fully responsive and mobile-friendly
– ⚡ Lightweight, no dependencies — just install and it works
– 🔒 Built with WordPress security and performance best practices

Usage
1. Install and activate the plugin from your WordPress dashboard.
2. Open any post — click an image and watch it open beautifully in a modal popup!
3. Customize animations or toggle captions under Settings Modal Image Settings.

Pro Tip:
For best results, insert post images in Full Size to ensure sharpness in the modal view.

Installation

  1. Download and extract the plugin to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate Modal Post Images through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
  3. Visit Settings Modal Image Settings to choose your animation and caption options.

Frequently Asked Questions

You can submit it in [email protected]

Installation Instructions

  1. Download and extract this plugin to wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
    You will find the plugin activity on your wordpress posts page images.

Review feed

Jaber Molla
1/2/2017

Works Perfect

I've been using the plugin in my 2 websites and the plugin activity was as mentioned. It simmply make the job done. Great!
Brandon Fowler
10/28/2019

Perfect!

This is exactly what I was looking for!

Screenshots

  1. Example of image popup modal

    Example of image popup modal

  2. Settings page with animation options

    Settings page with animation options

Changelog

2.5

  • Major update: Added animation options and settings panel.
  • Improved image scaling and responsiveness.
  • Enhanced accessibility and caption display.

1.0

  • Initial release.