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AffiliateWP

AffiliateWP - Leaderboard
by Syed Balkhi · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

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

100/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for AffiliateWP
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

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 Dec 2014. 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 1.2.1. 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
sumobi30 Dec 2014 to 27 Oct 2026, 9 commits
DrewAPicture19 Feb 2019 to 24 Jun 2021, 4 commits
dbeja24 Jun 2021 to 3 Nov 2021, 4 commits
tubiz3 Jun 2022 to 3 Jun 2022, 1 commits
aubreypwd8 May 2025 to 8 May 2025, 1 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

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.

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.2.1 (security).

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 202623
11 May 202652
18 May 202646
25 May 202668
1 Jun 202659
8 Jun 202652
15 Jun 202650
22 Jun 202642
29 Jun 202644
6 Jul 202632
13 Jul 202651
20 Jul 202654
27 Jul 202673
3 Aug 202685
10 Aug 202668
17 Aug 202669
24 Aug 202664
31 Aug 202646
7 Sep 202664
14 Sep 202685
21 Sep 202668
28 Sep 202656
5 Oct 202678
12 Oct 202668
19 Oct 2026614
26 Oct 2026440
2 Nov 202629

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 213% 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

Version1.2.1
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added30 Dec 2014
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsshortcode, AffiliateWP, leaderboard, top affiliates, affiliate performance

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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 Dec 2014.

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 1.2.1. 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