AMP for WP
Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Oct 2026, 142 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 60 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 85 |
Quick answers
- Is AMP for WP still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 142 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns AMP for WP, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer ahmedkaludi since Feb 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was AMP for WP removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is AMP for WP safe?
- 17 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.1.18). Not on the exploited list. 27 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest AMP for WP update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.19. No one-star spike after it. 13 Oct 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| mohammed_kaludi | 7 Feb 2016 to 16 Oct 2022, 1336 commits |
|---|---|
| ahmedkaludi | 15 Feb 2018 to 13 Oct 2026, 164 commits |
| ampforwp | 17 Jan 2019 to 14 Mar 2019, 48 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 22 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 142
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 3 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | 5 |
| Q4 2024 | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 5 |
| Q4 2025 | 107 |
| Q1 2026 | 18 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: 5.0 (2 reviews). Lifetime: 4.4.
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 4.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 4.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 4.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 1052 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 47 |
| 3 star | 24 |
| 2 star | 26 |
| 1 star | 170 |
- Too much info to get started, confusing and no results to show for · 1 star · 17 Feb 2025
- Bad customer service plus AMP is a dead hype. · 1 star · 29 Aug 2024
- Poor support, completely incompatible with page builder, Slow down website · 1 star · 2 May 2024
Security record
6 vulnerabilities in 24 months (17 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.1.18).
Show 17 patched vulnerabilities
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
33% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
70,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 2,255 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 3,658 |
| 18 May 2026 | 33,597 |
| 25 May 2026 | 5,556 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 4,621 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 3,958 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 3,228 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 3,406 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 2,676 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 3,406 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 2,716 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 28,182 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 7,558 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 6,368 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 3,892 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 3,376 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 3,684 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 29,948 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 30,910 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 7,677 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 5,922 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 29,283 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 7,707 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 28,671 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 6,394 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 7,019 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 618 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 4% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.19 |
|---|---|
| Author | Mohammed Kaludi |
| Added | 7 Feb 2016 |
| Last updated | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 70,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | amp, seo, mobile, google amp, accelerated mobile pages |
Other plugins by this author: Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster, AMP Designs for Elementor by LevelUP
Questions
Is AMP for WP still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 142 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns AMP for WP, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ahmedkaludi since Feb 2018.
Was AMP for WP removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is AMP for WP safe?
17 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.1.18). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest AMP for WP update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.19. No one-star spike after it.