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WP Optin Wheel

WP Optin Wheel - Gamified Optin Email Marketing Tool for WordPress and WooCommerce
by Maarten B · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 11 Dec 2025, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

80/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Optin Wheel
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Optin Wheel still maintained?
Yes. Last release 11 Dec 2025, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 11 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Optin Wheel, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer maartenbelmans since Oct 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Optin Wheel removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Optin Wheel safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.8). Not on the exploited list. 1 Apr 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Optin Wheel update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.2. No one-star spike after it. 11 Dec 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
maartenbelmans31 Oct 2017 to 11 Dec 2025, 54 commits
studiowombat26 Nov 2018 to 27 May 2022, 11 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Optin Wheel
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20253
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 11 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star78
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.4.8).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
1 Apr 2025WP Optin Wheel <= 1.4.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery5.5<= 1.4.71.4.814
27 Dec 2023WP Optin Wheel <= 1.4.2 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File5.3<= 1.4.21.4.3Patched before disclosure

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 WP Optin Wheel
4 May 202634
11 May 2026101
18 May 202670
25 May 2026110
1 Jun 202673
8 Jun 202694
15 Jun 2026100
22 Jun 202668
29 Jun 202667
6 Jul 202683
13 Jul 202678
20 Jul 202684
27 Jul 202695
3 Aug 202685
10 Aug 202686
17 Aug 2026102
24 Aug 202681
31 Aug 202693
7 Sep 202685
14 Sep 2026103
21 Sep 202699
28 Sep 2026137
5 Oct 2026104
12 Oct 2026101
19 Oct 2026152
26 Oct 2026124
2 Nov 202624

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.5.2
AuthorMaarten B
Added31 Oct 2017
Last updated11 Dec 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.1
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsOptin, wheel, fortune, Spin Wheel, gamification

Other plugins by this author: Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce, Business Hours Indicator, Domain Mapping System | Create Microsites with Multiple Alias Domains (multisite optional)

Questions

Is WP Optin Wheel still maintained?

Yes. Last release 11 Dec 2025, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Optin Wheel, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer maartenbelmans since Oct 2017.

Was WP Optin Wheel removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is WP Optin Wheel safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Optin Wheel update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.5.2. 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