Init Chat Engine
Limited data: Init Chat Engine has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Quick answers
- Is Init Chat Engine still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Oct 2026, 26 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Init Chat Engine, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer brokensmile.2103 since Sep 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Init Chat Engine removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Init Chat Engine safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Init Chat Engine update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.9. No one-star spike after it. 2 Oct 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 1 Sep 2025 to 1 Sep 2025, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| brokensmile.2103 | 1 Sep 2025 to 2 Oct 2026, 31 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2025.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 33 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 26
- 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 | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | 10 |
| Q1 2026 | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 2 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 5.0 |
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 50+
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Facts
- Full name
- Init Chat Engine - Real-Time, Community, Extensible
- Version
- 1.3.9
- Author
- Init HTML
- Added
- 1 Sep 2025
- Last updated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Active installs
- 50+
- Requires WordPress
- 5.5
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Category
- not stated
- Tags
- chat, realtime, community, shortcode, lightweight
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Questions about Init Chat Engine
Is Init Chat Engine still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Oct 2026, 26 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Init Chat Engine, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer brokensmile.2103 since Sep 2025.
Was Init Chat Engine removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Init Chat Engine safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Init Chat Engine update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.9. No one-star spike after it.