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MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.

by properfraction · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: vulnerability published 15 Oct 2026, fixed in 1.2.78.7.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security70
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 15 Oct 2026, fixed in 1.2.78.7. Update to version 1.2.78.7 or later.15 Oct 2026Evidence
  • InfoSEC-34 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
Collizo4sky17 Jul 2017 to 13 Oct 2026, 486 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
21 days ago
Releases, 24 months
25
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.
Q1 20243
Q2 20244
Q3 20244
Q4 20244
Q1 20253
Q2 20252
Q3 20253
Q4 20252
Q1 20262
Q2 20263
Q3 20265
Q4 20263

Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Oct 2026MailOptin <= 1.2.78.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to 'form_custom_field_mappings' Parameter9.8<= 1.2.78.61.2.78.70
29 Jul 2026MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. <= 1.2.78.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.2.78.01.2.78.10
9 Jul 2026MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. <= 1.2.77.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation9.8<= 1.2.77.31.2.78.00
3 Sep 2025MailOptin <= 1.2.75.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.2.75.01.2.75.10
23 Sep 2024Popup, Optin Form & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber – MailOptin <= 1.2.70.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4<= 1.2.70.31.2.70.40
20 Jan 2023MailOptin <= 1.2.54.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross Site Scripting5.51.2.54.01.2.54.10
23 Sep 2022MailOptin <= 1.2.49.0 - Missing Authorization to Cache Deletion5.3<= 1.2.49.01.2.50.00
30 Jun 2021Popup, Optin Form & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber – MailOptin <= 1.2.35.1 - Authorization Bypass7.3<= 1.2.35.11.2.35.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.
Q1 20244.7
Q2 20244.0
Q3 20244.3
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 4.7 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star405
4 star8
3 star6
2 star4
1 star15
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.
4 May 2026460
11 May 2026739
18 May 202617,547
25 May 20262,244
1 Jun 20261,371
8 Jun 2026996
15 Jun 20267,988
22 Jun 20262,191
29 Jun 20268,834
6 Jul 20263,611
13 Jul 20261,497
20 Jul 2026911
27 Jul 20269,454
3 Aug 20263,158
10 Aug 20261,094
17 Aug 2026878
24 Aug 202615,749
31 Aug 20262,399
7 Sep 20261,241
14 Sep 20261,832
21 Sep 20261,265
28 Sep 20268,821
5 Oct 202616,942
12 Oct 202610,910
19 Oct 20262,279
26 Oct 20262,365
2 Nov 2026215

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 16% below 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

Version1.2.78.7
Authorproperfraction
Added17 Jul 2017
Last updated13 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Email Marketing & Campaigns
Tagspopup, popups, mailchimp, newsletter, popup maker

Other plugins by this author: ProfilePress - Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content, kk Star Ratings - Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks, CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance, Rate My Post - Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP

Questions

Is MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. still maintained?

MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. was last updated on 13 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. safe?

MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 4 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.?

The wordpress.org author is properfraction. Recent committers: Collizo4sky, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of MailOptin - Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc.?

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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