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CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction

by CreativeMindsSolutions · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
CreativeMindsSolutions2 Jun 2015 to 13 Oct 2026, 411 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
22 days ago
Releases, 24 months
11
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20254
Q2 20255
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Jul 2025CM Pop-Up banners <= 1.8.4 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.8.41.8.50
25 Nov 2024Multiple Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via cminds_free_guide Shortcode6.1<= 1.7.51.7.6n/a
22 Aug 2024CM Pop-Up Banners <= 1.7.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.7.21.7.3n/a
1 Jul 2024CM Popup Plugin for WordPress – Popup Maker <= 1.6.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.6.51.6.6n/a
3 May 2023CM Pop-Up banners <= 1.5.10 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via getStatistics8.8<= 1.5.101.6.0n/a
27 Mar 2020CM Pop-Up banners <= 1.4.10 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.4.101.5.0n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 3.4 from 13 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star5

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction
4 May 2026101
11 May 2026227
18 May 20262,803
25 May 2026915
1 Jun 2026612
8 Jun 2026504
15 Jun 2026432
22 Jun 2026349
29 Jun 2026346
6 Jul 2026522
13 Jul 2026343
20 Jul 2026345
27 Jul 2026362
3 Aug 2026349
10 Aug 2026308
17 Aug 2026337
24 Aug 2026290
31 Aug 2026279
7 Sep 2026260
14 Sep 2026277
21 Sep 2026292
28 Sep 2026310
5 Oct 2026239
12 Oct 20263,230
19 Oct 2026853
26 Oct 2026832
2 Nov 202681

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 113% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Poptin - Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email PopupsScore 96 · 20,000+Pop-upScore 93 · 10,000+Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress - OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead GenerationScore 92 · 1,000,000+Boxzilla - WordPress Popup BuilderScore 92 · 20,000+Popups for DiviScore 91 · 100,000+

Facts

Version1.8.7
AuthorCreativeMindsSolutions
Added2 Jun 2015
Last updated13 Oct 2026
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress5.4.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Pop-ups & Lead Generation
Tagspopup, popups, wp popup, popup maker, popup builder

Other plugins by this author: CM Tooltip Glossary, CM Search And Replace - Optimize content edits with a powerful search and replace tool, CM Header and Footer - Add custom scripts and styles to your header and footer with ease, CM E-Mail Blacklist - Simple email filtering for safer registration, CM Answers - Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A, CM Download Manager - Organize, Protect & Share Files in WordPress, CM Ad Changer - A simple tool to control and optimize your site’s banners, CM Table Of Contents - Clear navigation for better content discovery, CM Footnotes - Boost your content’s credibility with footnotes, citations, and bibliography, CM Custom Reports - Flexible reporting to track what matters most, CM Curated List Manager - Effortless tool for link management, CM Map Locations - Visualize and share your locations in a few clicks

Questions

Is CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction still maintained?

CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction was last updated on 13 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction safe?

CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction?

The wordpress.org author is CreativeMindsSolutions. Recent committers: CreativeMindsSolutions, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of CM Pop-Up - Create engaging popups to capture attention and boost interaction?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Poptin - Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups, Pop-up, Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress - OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation, Boxzilla - WordPress Popup Builder, Popups for Divi.

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