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Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP

by Syed Balkhi · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Oct 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer sumobi since Feb 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.2. No one-star spike after it. 23 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.

Committers and their active periods
sumobi3 Feb 2015 to 27 Oct 2026, 23 commits
DrewAPicture19 Feb 2019 to 16 Nov 2019, 3 commits
dbeja28 Jun 2021 to 4 Nov 2021, 4 commits
tubiz3 Jun 2022 to 3 Jun 2022, 1 commits
aubreypwd6 May 2025 to 6 May 2025, 4 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP
4 May 202634
11 May 202668
18 May 202657
25 May 202682
1 Jun 202672
8 Jun 202654
15 Jun 202663
22 Jun 202648
29 Jun 202640
6 Jul 202634
13 Jul 202665
20 Jul 202659
27 Jul 202674
3 Aug 2026433
10 Aug 2026447
17 Aug 2026233
24 Aug 202695
31 Aug 202685
7 Sep 202686
14 Sep 2026126
21 Sep 202686
28 Sep 2026102
5 Oct 2026120
12 Oct 2026114
19 Oct 2026854
26 Oct 2026723
2 Nov 202645

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 173% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.3.2
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added3 Feb 2015
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsaffiliate, shortcodes, affiliate area

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Questions

Is Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer sumobi since Feb 2015.

Was Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Affiliate Area Shortcodes by AffiliateWP update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.3.2. No one-star spike after it.

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