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Brave

Brave - Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content
by Brave · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 28 Oct 2026, 12 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Brave
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Brave still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months. 28 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Brave, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer getbrave since Nov 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Brave removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Brave safe?
8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 0.8.8). Not on the exploited list. 31 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Brave update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.8.9. No one-star spike after it. 28 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master28 Nov 2019 to 28 Nov 2019, 1 commits
getbrave30 Nov 2019 to 28 Oct 2026, 88 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
12
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2.24 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Brave
Q1 20243
Q2 20243
Q3 20243
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20253
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Brave
Q1 20244.6
Q2 20244.8
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20254.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating rose from 4.6 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star193
4 star7
3 star1
2 star1
1 star7
Latest low reviews

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months (8 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 0.8.8).

Show 8 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
31 Aug 2026Brave Popup Builder <= 0.8.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution6.5<= 0.8.70.8.8Patched before disclosure
21 Aug 2026Brave - Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content < 0.8.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 0.8.60.8.6Patched before disclosure
21 Aug 2026Brave Popup Builder <= 0.8.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object Reference4.3<= 0.8.50.8.6Patched before disclosure
23 Dec 2025Brave <= 0.8.3 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 0.8.30.8.4Patched before disclosure
16 Aug 2024Brave Popup Builder <= 0.7.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 0.7.00.7.1Patched before disclosure
3 Jun 2024Brave - Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content <= 0.6.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 0.6.90.7.09
28 Mar 2024Brave Popup Builder <= 0.6.5 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery7.2<= 0.6.50.6.6Patched before disclosure
27 Dec 2023Brave Popup Builder <= 0.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 0.6.20.6.3Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 0.8.6 (XSS); 0.8.7 (vulnerability, XSS).

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Brave
4 May 2026221
11 May 2026481
18 May 2026519
25 May 2026503
1 Jun 2026508
8 Jun 2026482
15 Jun 2026479
22 Jun 2026427
29 Jun 2026409
6 Jul 20267,333
13 Jul 20261,477
20 Jul 20261,119
27 Jul 2026958
3 Aug 20267,154
10 Aug 20262,066
17 Aug 20261,398
24 Aug 20267,307
31 Aug 20262,019
7 Sep 20261,166
14 Sep 20261,424
21 Sep 20261,155
28 Sep 2026912
5 Oct 2026886
12 Oct 2026761
19 Oct 2026924
26 Oct 20267,672
2 Nov 2026531

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 33% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version0.8.9
AuthorBrave
Added30 Nov 2019
Last updated28 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2.24
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagspopup, popups, lead generation, wordpress popup, woocommerce popup

Questions

Is Brave still maintained?

Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Brave, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer getbrave since Nov 2019.

Was Brave removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Brave safe?

8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 0.8.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Brave update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.8.9. No one-star spike after it.

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