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AffiliateWP

AffiliateWP - Allowed Products
by Syed Balkhi · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for AffiliateWP
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is AffiliateWP still maintained?
No. Last release 8 May 2025, over 1 year ago. 8 May 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns AffiliateWP, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer aubreypwd since May 2025. 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 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it. 8 May 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 18 months (last release 8 May 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.8 May 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
DrewAPicture8 Mar 2017 to 14 Sep 2021, 6 commits
alexstandiford17 Aug 2020 to 17 Aug 2020, 1 commits
dbeja28 Jun 2021 to 2 Nov 2021, 4 commits
tubiz6 Jun 2022 to 6 Jun 2022, 1 commits
aubreypwd8 May 2025 to 8 May 2025, 1 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
18 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
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 20260

Last release 8 May 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

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

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for AffiliateWP
4 May 202626
11 May 202648
18 May 202643
25 May 202666
1 Jun 202654
8 Jun 202649
15 Jun 202639
22 Jun 202639
29 Jun 202645
6 Jul 202636
13 Jul 202643
20 Jul 202656
27 Jul 202658
3 Aug 202668
10 Aug 202653
17 Aug 202670
24 Aug 202656
31 Aug 202654
7 Sep 202656
14 Sep 202668
21 Sep 202664
28 Sep 202665
5 Oct 202666
12 Oct 202669
19 Oct 2026102
26 Oct 2026109
2 Nov 202616

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 32% 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

Version1.3.0
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added21 Mar 2015
Last updated8 May 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsAffiliateWP, woocommerce, allowed products, commission products, easy digital downloads

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Questions

Is AffiliateWP still maintained?

No. Last release 8 May 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns AffiliateWP, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer aubreypwd since May 2025.

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 1.3.0. No one-star spike after it.

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