Init Ad Engine
Limited data: Init Ad Engine has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Init Ad Engine still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 9 Sep 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Init Ad Engine, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer brokensmile.2103 since Sep 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Init Ad Engine removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Init Ad Engine safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Init Ad Engine update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.7. No one-star spike after it. 9 Sep 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.
| plugin-master | 19 Sep 2025 to 19 Sep 2025, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| brokensmile.2103 | 20 Sep 2025 to 9 Sep 2026, 11 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2025.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 56 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 8
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 9 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
70+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Init HTML |
| Added | 20 Sep 2025 |
| Last updated | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 70+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | ads, popup, banner, popunder, content locking |
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Questions
Is Init Ad Engine still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Sep 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Init Ad Engine, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer brokensmile.2103 since Sep 2025.
Was Init Ad Engine removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Init Ad Engine safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Init Ad Engine update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7. No one-star spike after it.