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Alligator Popup

by cubecolour · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Alligator Popup
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Alligator Popup still maintained?
No. Last release 23 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago. 23 Jun 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Alligator Popup, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer numeeja since Oct 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Alligator Popup removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Alligator Popup safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Alligator Popup update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 20 Feb 2023 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 16 months (last release 23 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.23 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
numeeja7 Oct 2013 to 23 Jun 2025, 85 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Alligator Popup
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star42
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Alligator Popup
4 May 202626
11 May 202632
18 May 202623
25 May 202636
1 Jun 202622
8 Jun 202631
15 Jun 202621
22 Jun 202617
29 Jun 202624
6 Jul 202623
13 Jul 202639
20 Jul 202632
27 Jul 202633
3 Aug 202661
10 Aug 202653
17 Aug 202658
24 Aug 202639
31 Aug 202641
7 Sep 202643
14 Sep 202658
21 Sep 202663
28 Sep 202664
5 Oct 202656
12 Oct 202653
19 Oct 202698
26 Oct 2026103
2 Nov 202613

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 55% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.0.0
Authorcubecolour
Added7 Oct 2013
Last updated23 Jun 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Notification Management
Tagspopup, jquery, popups, shortcode, popup window

Other plugins by this author: Tabby Responsive Tabs, Audio Album, No Login by Email Address, Featured Image Zoom, Nested Ordered Lists, Indicate External Links, Alligator Menu Popup, Ductile Responsive Video, Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media, Stomp, Shortcode Shortcode, Farticles

Questions

Is Alligator Popup still maintained?

No. Last release 23 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Alligator Popup, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer numeeja since Oct 2013.

Was Alligator Popup removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Alligator Popup safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Alligator Popup update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it.

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