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Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List

by fatcatapps · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
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
davidhme16 Sep 2014 to 29 Jul 2019, 155 commits
RyanNovotny15 Nov 2019 to 16 Aug 2026, 15 commits
flippy1019 Jul 2020 to 25 Jan 2022, 10 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List
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 16 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Oct 2024Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat – Grow Your MailChimp List <= 2.5.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.5.62.5.8n/a
11 Oct 2024Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat <= 2.5.7 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Form Color Parameters4.4<= 2.5.72.5.8n/a
7 Nov 2023Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat <= 2.5.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 2.5.42.5.5n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.4 from 77 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star62
4 star1
3 star4
2 star2
1 star8

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List
4 May 202680
11 May 2026158
18 May 2026282
25 May 2026223
1 Jun 2026135
8 Jun 2026115
15 Jun 2026101
22 Jun 202687
29 Jun 202680
6 Jul 202686
13 Jul 2026100
20 Jul 202699
27 Jul 2026100
3 Aug 2026113
10 Aug 2026152
17 Aug 2026134
24 Aug 2026100
31 Aug 2026119
7 Sep 2026111
14 Sep 2026120
21 Sep 2026130
28 Sep 2026126
5 Oct 2026121
12 Oct 2026164
19 Oct 2026183
26 Oct 2026203
2 Nov 202629

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 13% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.6.2
Authorfatcatapps
Added16 Sep 2014
Last updated16 Aug 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress3.9.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Email Marketing & Campaigns
Tagsmailchimp, MailChimp form, mailchimp block, mailchimp widget, mailchimp wordpress

Other plugins by this author: Pixel Cat - Conversion Pixel Manager, Pricing Table WordPress Plugin - Easy Pricing Tables, Analytics Cat - Google Analytics Made Easy, Quiz Cat - WordPress Quiz Plugin, GetResponse Forms by Optin Cat, Landing Page Cat - Coming Soon & Maintenance Pages, AWeber Forms by Optin Cat, Campaign Monitor Forms by Optin Cat, Pricing Table Blocks - by Fatcat Apps, Easy Digital Downloads - Drip

Questions

Is Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List still maintained?

Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List was last updated on 16 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List safe?

Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List?

The wordpress.org author is fatcatapps. Recent committers: RyanNovotny, flippy101, davidhme, fatcatapps, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Forms for Mailchimp by Optin Cat - Grow Your MailChimp List?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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