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Affiliates

by itthinx · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: vulnerability published 12 Oct 2026, fixed in 7.1.0.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Affiliates
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 12 Oct 2026, fixed in 7.1.0. Update to version 7.1.0 or later.12 Oct 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
itthinx7 Jun 2011 to 9 Oct 2026, 418 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
26 days ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Affiliates
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20263

Last release 9 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
12 Oct 2026Affiliates <= 7.0.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection8.1<= 7.0.17.1.00

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 137 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star112
4 star9
3 star2
2 star2
1 star12

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Affiliates
4 May 2026142
11 May 2026183
18 May 2026274
25 May 2026179
1 Jun 2026147
8 Jun 2026155
15 Jun 2026122
22 Jun 2026120
29 Jun 2026123
6 Jul 2026108
13 Jul 2026139
20 Jul 2026115
27 Jul 2026137
3 Aug 2026136
10 Aug 2026121
17 Aug 2026157
24 Aug 2026189
31 Aug 2026121
7 Sep 2026121
14 Sep 2026143
21 Sep 2026154
28 Sep 2026149
5 Oct 20263,215
12 Oct 2026653
19 Oct 2026379
26 Oct 2026449
2 Nov 202636

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

AffiliateWP - Affiliate Area TabsScore 91 · 3,000+Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWPScore 91 · 2,000+AffiliateWP - Order Details For AffiliatesScore 91 · 2,000+FluentAffiliate - Affiliate Program Management Suite, Affiliates ManagerScore 91 · 2,000+AffiliateWP - Affiliate Product RatesScore 91 · 1,000+

Facts

Version7.1.0
Authoritthinx
Added7 Jun 2011
Last updated9 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsreferral, affiliate, affiliates, growth marketing, affiliate marketing

Other plugins by this author: Groups - Memberships and Access Control, Open Graph Protocol Framework, Coupon Shortcodes for WooCommerce, Decent Comments, Affiliates WooCommerce Light, Groups 404 Redirect, Widgets Control, Search Live, Product Generator for WooCommerce, Affiliates Contact Form 7 Integration, Lazy Widget Loader, Documentation - Build a Knowledge Base, Help Center or Wiki

Questions

Is Affiliates still maintained?

Affiliates was last updated on 9 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Affiliates safe?

Affiliates has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Affiliates?

The wordpress.org author is itthinx. Recent committers: itthinx, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Affiliates?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: AffiliateWP - Affiliate Area Tabs, Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP, AffiliateWP - Order Details For Affiliates, FluentAffiliate - Affiliate Program Management Suite, Affiliates Manager, AffiliateWP - Affiliate Product Rates.

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