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Slick Popup

Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin
by Ankit Singla · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Slick Popup
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Slick Popup still maintained?
No. Last release 24 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 24 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Slick Popup, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ak.singla since Dec 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Slick Popup removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Slick Popup safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.7.15). Not on the exploited list. 29 Oct 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Slick Popup update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7.16. No one-star spike after it. 24 Sep 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 13 months (last release 24 Sep 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.24 Sep 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
ak.singla24 Dec 2014 to 24 Sep 2025, 170 commits
tjomak16 Apr 2021 to 27 Oct 2023, 6 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
14 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Slick Popup
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 24 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Rating distribution
5 star19
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 1.7.15).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Oct 2023Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin <= 1.7.14 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4< 1.7.151.7.15Patched before disclosure
28 May 2019Slick Popup <= 1.7.1 - Privilege Escalation8.8< 1.7.21.7.229

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

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Slick Popup
4 May 202638
11 May 202660
18 May 202646
25 May 202665
1 Jun 202649
8 Jun 202666
15 Jun 202638
22 Jun 202683
29 Jun 202664
6 Jul 202661
13 Jul 202677
20 Jul 202663
27 Jul 202681
3 Aug 202696
10 Aug 202686
17 Aug 202695
24 Aug 2026118
31 Aug 202674
7 Sep 202678
14 Sep 202694
21 Sep 2026111
28 Sep 2026116
5 Oct 202692
12 Oct 202691
19 Oct 2026135
26 Oct 2026156
2 Nov 202627

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 28% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.7.16
AuthorAnkit Singla
Added24 Dec 2014
Last updated24 Sep 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
Tagscf7, popup, popup-form, contact form 7, wordpress popup plugin

Other plugins by this author: WP Automatic Updates, Floating Icons, Child Support Calculator

Questions

Is Slick Popup still maintained?

No. Last release 24 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Slick Popup, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ak.singla since Dec 2014.

Was Slick Popup removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Slick Popup safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.7.15). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Slick Popup update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.7.16. 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 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue