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AffiliateWP

AffiliateWP - Affiliate Area Tabs
by Syed Balkhi · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Oct 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for AffiliateWP
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is AffiliateWP still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns AffiliateWP, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer sumobi since Apr 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was AffiliateWP removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is AffiliateWP safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest AffiliateWP update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.4. No one-star spike after it. 22 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
sumobi26 Apr 2016 to 27 Oct 2026, 25 commits
DrewAPicture20 Feb 2019 to 16 Nov 2019, 3 commits
tubiz6 Oct 2020 to 6 Jun 2022, 2 commits
dbeja29 Jun 2021 to 4 Nov 2021, 4 commits
aubreypwd17 Nov 2023 to 17 Nov 2023, 2 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for AffiliateWP
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
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: 5.0.

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

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

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for AffiliateWP
4 May 202656
11 May 2026103
18 May 202679
25 May 202691
1 Jun 202688
8 Jun 202669
15 Jun 202669
22 Jun 202672
29 Jun 202659
6 Jul 202664
13 Jul 202676
20 Jul 202687
27 Jul 202695
3 Aug 2026110
10 Aug 2026102
17 Aug 202694
24 Aug 202690
31 Aug 202663
7 Sep 2026101
14 Sep 2026108
21 Sep 2026101
28 Sep 2026106
5 Oct 2026106
12 Oct 202696
19 Oct 20261,207
26 Oct 2026913
2 Nov 202649

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 259% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.4.4
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added26 Apr 2016
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsAffiliateWP, custom tabs, affiliate area, affiliate dashboard

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Questions

Is AffiliateWP still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns AffiliateWP, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer sumobi since Apr 2016.

Was AffiliateWP removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is AffiliateWP safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest AffiliateWP update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.4. 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