Skip to content
PluginCanary

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for

Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress - OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation
by Syed Balkhi · 1,000,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Aug 2026, 18 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

92/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Popup Builder & Popup Maker for
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation75

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Popup Builder & Popup Maker for still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Aug 2026, 18 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Popup Builder & Popup Maker for, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer thebrandonallen since Mar 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Popup Builder & Popup Maker for removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Popup Builder & Popup Maker for safe?
6 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.16.2). Not on the exploited list. 24 May 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Popup Builder & Popup Maker for update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.17.1. No one-star spike after it. 14 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
griffinjt26 Apr 2015 to 25 Mar 2022, 96 commits
jtsternberg30 Mar 2018 to 27 Feb 2024, 130 commits
benjaminprojas8 Jun 2018 to 11 Dec 2019, 4 commits
thebrandonallen4 Mar 2019 to 14 Aug 2026, 78 commits
smub25 May 2020 to 25 May 2020, 4 commits
chriscct729 Sep 2021 to 29 Sep 2021, 8 commits
mattawesomemotive26 Jul 2023 to 14 Aug 2026, 46 commits
miguelaxcar24 May 2024 to 24 May 2024, 1 commits
bogdand12 Nov 2024 to 27 Nov 2024, 4 commits

9 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
18
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Popup Builder & Popup Maker for
Q1 202413
Q2 20242
Q3 202434
Q4 20248
Q1 20256
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (8 reviews). Lifetime: 4.3.

Average rating per quarter for Popup Builder & Popup Maker for
Q3 20251.0
Q4 20251.0
Q1 20264.2
Q2 20263.7
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 5.0 between Q3 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star657
4 star19
3 star5
2 star7
1 star133
Latest low reviews

Security record

6 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 2.16.2).

Show 6 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
24 May 2024Popup Builder by OptinMonster - WordPress Popups for Optins, Email Newsletters and Lead Generation <= 2.16.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.16.12.16.2Patched before disclosure
26 Apr 2024Popup Builder by OptinMonster - WordPress Popups for Optins, Email Newsletters and Lead Generation <= 2.15.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Notice Dismissal4.3<= 2.15.32.16.0Patched before disclosure
3 Mar 2023OptinMonster <= 2.12.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via Shortcode4.3<= 2.12.12.12.2n/a
1 Nov 2021OptinMonster <= 2.6.4 - Unprotected REST-API Endpoints8.2<= 2.6.42.6.51050
20 Sep 2021OptinMonster <= 2.6.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.6.02.6.19
14 Jan 2016Popup Builder by OptinMonster <= 1.1.4.5 - Remote Code Execution5.3< 1.1.4.61.1.4.61624

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

1,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Popup Builder & Popup Maker for
4 May 202616,689
11 May 202632,730
18 May 2026882,047
25 May 2026181,333
1 Jun 202691,897
8 Jun 202670,659
15 Jun 202663,604
22 Jun 202658,844
29 Jun 202657,290
6 Jul 202699,686
13 Jul 202655,758
20 Jul 202652,303
27 Jul 202649,199
3 Aug 202644,626
10 Aug 20261,297,613
17 Aug 2026178,632
24 Aug 2026126,398
31 Aug 2026195,706
7 Sep 202661,983
14 Sep 202662,458
21 Sep 202655,138
28 Sep 202652,117
5 Oct 202647,342
12 Oct 202642,552
19 Oct 202652,322
26 Oct 202644,066
2 Nov 20266,228

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 75% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

BoxzillaScore 96 · 20,000+PoptinScore 96 · 20,000+BraveScore 93 · 20,000+Pop-upScore 93 · 10,000+

Facts

Version2.17.1
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added26 Apr 2015
Last updated14 Aug 2026
Active installs1,000,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Email Marketing & Campaigns
TagsOptin, popup, popups, ecommerce, marketing

Other plugins by this author: WPForms - AI Form Builder for WordPress - Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More, WP Mail SMTP by WPForms - SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More, WPCode - Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets - WordPress Code Manager, All in One SEO - AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights), Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More, One Click Demo Import, Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed - Easy Social Feeds Plugin, Easy WP SMTP - WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more, WP Crontrol, Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes - NextGEN Gallery, WP Mail Logging, PDF Embedder - PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress

Questions

Is Popup Builder & Popup Maker for still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Aug 2026, 18 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Popup Builder & Popup Maker for, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer thebrandonallen since Mar 2019.

Was Popup Builder & Popup Maker for removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Popup Builder & Popup Maker for safe?

6 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.16.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Popup Builder & Popup Maker for update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.17.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue