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AMP

by Weston Ruter · 300,000+ 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 AMP
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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 19 months (last release 10 Apr 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.10 Apr 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
westonruter24 Jan 2018 to 10 Apr 2025, 151 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
19 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for AMP
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for AMP
Q4 20233.7
Q1 20243.5
Q2 20245.0
Q1 20253.0
Q3 20255.0

Average rating rose from 3.7 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star223
4 star23
3 star23
2 star20
1 star78
Latest low reviews

Momentum

300,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for AMP
4 May 20265,987
11 May 202612,629
18 May 202612,813
25 May 202611,966
1 Jun 202610,681
8 Jun 202611,171
15 Jun 202610,773
22 Jun 202611,407
29 Jun 202611,507
6 Jul 202611,150
13 Jul 202612,867
20 Jul 202610,184
27 Jul 202610,101
3 Aug 202610,544
10 Aug 202610,811
17 Aug 202612,423
24 Aug 202610,674
31 Aug 20269,808
7 Sep 20269,348
14 Sep 20269,107
21 Sep 20269,668
28 Sep 20269,877
5 Oct 20269,522
12 Oct 20268,478
19 Oct 202617,659
26 Oct 202612,892
2 Nov 20261,569

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

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.5.5
AuthorWeston Ruter
Added8 Oct 2015
Last updated10 Apr 2025
Active installs300,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagsamp, mobile, performance, optimization, page experience

Other plugins by this author: PWA, Instant Back/Forward, User Photo, Customize Posts, Load Combined Core Block Assets, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering), Customize Snapshots, Spoken Word, Customizer Responsive Server-Side Components Device Preview, Override Post Title with First Content Heading, Media Placeholders, Strict CSP

Questions

Is AMP still maintained?

AMP was last updated on 10 Apr 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is AMP safe?

AMP has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns AMP?

The wordpress.org author is Weston Ruter. Recent committers: westonruter, batmoo, philipjohn, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of AMP?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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