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Age Gate

by Phil · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 12 Sep 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Age Gate
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Age Gate still maintained?
Yes. Last release 12 Sep 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 12 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Age Gate, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer philsbury since Apr 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Age Gate removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Age Gate safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.6.0). Not on the exploited list. 9 Apr 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Age Gate update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.7.3. No one-star spike after it. 12 Sep 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
philsbury20 Apr 2017 to 12 Sep 2026, 244 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
53 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Age Gate
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20253
Q2 20252
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 12 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating per quarter for Age Gate
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20251.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star56
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.6.0).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
9 Apr 2025Age Gate <= 3.5.4 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 3.5.43.6.0Patched before disclosure
19 Mar 2025Age Gate <= 3.5.3 - Unauthenticated Local PHP File Inclusion via 'lang'9.8<= 3.5.33.5.4Patched before disclosure
27 Nov 2022Age Gate <= 2.13.4 - Open Redirect4.7< 2.13.52.13.5n/a
10 Jun 2022Age Gate <= 2.17.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via Data Import7.2<= 2.17.02.17.1Patched before disclosure
6 Oct 2021Age Gate <= 2.16.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4< 2.16.42.16.4Patched before disclosure

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

Support

25% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Age Gate
4 May 2026489
11 May 2026991
18 May 2026911
25 May 20261,002
1 Jun 2026854
8 Jun 2026792
15 Jun 2026796
22 Jun 2026687
29 Jun 2026716
6 Jul 2026770
13 Jul 2026759
20 Jul 20261,064
27 Jul 20261,480
3 Aug 2026863
10 Aug 2026882
17 Aug 2026754
24 Aug 2026806
31 Aug 2026825
7 Sep 202614,760
14 Sep 20268,298
21 Sep 20264,389
28 Sep 20262,511
5 Oct 20262,099
12 Oct 20261,880
19 Oct 20262,414
26 Oct 20261,821
2 Nov 2026241

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 20% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.7.3
AuthorPhil
Added20 Apr 2017
Last updated12 Sep 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress6.0.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunity & Social > Comments & Discussions
Tagsage gate, age verify, adults-only, age restriction, age verification

Questions

Is Age Gate still maintained?

Yes. Last release 12 Sep 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Age Gate, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer philsbury since Apr 2017.

Was Age Gate removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Age Gate safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.6.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Age Gate update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.7.3. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue