Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder
Active installs600,000+ rounded
Current authorDaniel Iser
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release2 months ago 11 Sep 2026
Support4 / 8 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record169
Rating4.9 /5 · 4,514
Added to directory17 Nov 2014
Requires WP6.7
Requires PHP7.4
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1.4 up to date
PluginsPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by Daniel Iser throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| danieliser | 152 | 17 Nov 2014 | 28 Jun 2026 |
| fpcorso | 10 | 16 Oct 2019 | 12 Jan 2021 |
| codeatlantic | 6 | 27 May 2022 | 03 Aug 2026 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very widely adopted: 600,000+ active installs. In the top tier of the directory by install count.
3,274 downloads a day over the last 7 days, falling 19% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
11 Sep 2026peak 159,978/day31 Oct 2026
11 ratings left in the last 82 days, averaging 4.2 out of 5 against a lifetime average of 4.9 (2 of them one or two stars). Recent ratings are running below the lifetime figure, which an average built over years would hide.
Install band fell to 600,000+ on 19 Oct 2026, from 700,000+. Both figures are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable from them.
From recent reviews
What reviewers wrote on wordpress.org between 25 Aug 2026 and 02 Nov 2026: 12 reviews, counted by theme. Every count links to the reviews behind it.
Among the 12 reviews posted for Popup Maker in the past three months, reviewers frequently describe the plugin as dependable, with 4 of 12 saying it simply works as expected across their sites. 3 of 12 call it easy to use or straightforward to set up, and 2 of 12 mention sticking with the plugin for several years running. On the critical side, 2 of 12 reviewers single out the oversized logo shown on the WordPress Plugins dashboard page as unwelcome, with one of those same reviews also calling the settings overcomplicated for simple popup needs.
- 4 of 12 4 of 12 reviews say the plugin simply works as expected. [1] [2] [3] [4]
- 3 of 12 3 of 12 reviews describe the plugin as easy to use or simple. [1] [2] [3]
- 2 of 12 2 of 12 reviews mention using the plugin for several years. [1] [2]
- 2 of 12 2 of 12 reviews criticize the oversized logo shown on the plugin dashboard page. [1] [2]
Counted from the public review forum on 07 Nov 2026. The reviews are their authors’ own words and their own claims; the counts are ours.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 23 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | 26 Oct | 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 1,396 | 2,796 | 3,301 | 4,713 | 7,869 | 6,328 | 2,247 | 1,778 | 4,337 | 3,688 | 2,968 | 4,415 | 3,488 |
| Ratings total | 4,512 | 4,512 | 4,512 | 4,512 | 4,512 | 4,512 | 4,513 | 4,513 | 4,513 | 4,514 | 4,514 | 4,514 | 4,514 | 4,514 |
| Active installs | 700,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ | 600,000+ |
| Support threads | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Threads resolved | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Unchanged throughout: version (1.25.0)
91 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory11 years ago 17 Nov 2014
Requires WP6.7
Requires PHP7.4
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 11 Sep 2026, 59 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- 4 of 8 support threads answered in the last two months.
- The same account maintains 9 other plugins, 3 of which were updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 11 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 1.25.0 released
- 15 Aug 20263 months agoVersion 1.24.0 released
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoInstall band moved to 700,000+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoFirst observed by PluginsPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 28 Jun 20264 months agoVersion 1.23.0 released
- 16 Apr 20267 months agoVersion 1.22.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by codeatlantic.
- 13 Oct 202513 months agoVersion 1.21.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 25 Sep 202513 months agoVersion 1.21.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 21 Sep 202514 months agoVersion 1.21.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 18 Sep 202514 months agoVersion 1.21.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 16 Sep 202514 months agoVersion 1.21.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 15 Sep 202514 months agoVersion 1.21.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 14 Aug 202515 months agoVersion 1.20.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 30 May 202517 months agoVersion 1.20.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 23 Apr 202519 months agoVersion 1.20.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 27 Nov 202423 months agoVersion 1.20.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 24 Sep 20242 years agoVersion 1.20.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by danieliser.
- 17 Nov 201411 years ago154 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 17 Nov 2014 and 18 Sep 2024. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 17 Nov 201411 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
Media coverage
Writing about this plugin elsewhere, collected by this registry. The links go to the sources; what they claim is theirs.
- 18 Sep 2026 · CVE-2026-87915: Popup Maker Stored XSS VulnerabilityNational Vulnerability Database
- 09 Jul 2026 · CVE-2026-8848: Popup Maker Authorization Bypass VulnerabilityNational Vulnerability Database
- 03 Jun 2025 · CVE-2025-4205: Popup Maker Stored XSS VulnerabilityNational Vulnerability Database
- 03 Jan 2023 · WordPress Popup Maker Vulnerability Affects Up To +700,000 SitesSearch Engine Journal
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by Daniel Iser for all 91 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 2 months ago (11 Sep 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 600,000+ active installs.
- It carries 4,514 ratings, averaging 4.9 out of 5.
- 4 of 8 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
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