Booking Calendar
Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, 68 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 60 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | 85 |
Quick answers
- Is Booking Calendar still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 68 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Booking Calendar, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer wpdevelop since Aug 2009. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Booking Calendar removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Booking Calendar safe?
- 38 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 11.5). Not on the exploited list. 9 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Booking Calendar update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 12.0. No one-star spike after it. 2 Nov 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.
| wpdevelop | 15 Aug 2009 to 2 Nov 2026, 1054 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 68
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 3 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | 7 |
| Q4 2024 | 10 |
| Q1 2025 | 8 |
| Q2 2025 | 7 |
| Q3 2025 | 9 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 12 |
| Q2 2026 | 7 |
| Q3 2026 | 14 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: 5.0 (4 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.
| Q3 2025 | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 4.7 to 5.0 between Q3 2025 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 597 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 18 |
| 3 star | 8 |
| 2 star | 6 |
| 1 star | 28 |
- Working but outdated and missing many essential features · 2 stars · 11 Aug 2025
Security record
22 vulnerabilities in 24 months (38 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 11.5).
Show 38 patched vulnerabilities
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 11.5 (security); 11.6 (security, authorization); 11.7 (security); 11.8 (security); 11.8.1 (security, authorization).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 21,625 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 25,626 |
| 18 May 2026 | 7,509 |
| 25 May 2026 | 4,268 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 3,346 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 3,137 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 2,772 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 22,965 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 20,152 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 10,196 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 60,788 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 24,520 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 6,535 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 25,849 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 4,307 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 21,632 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 24,392 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 24,390 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 41,408 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 64,168 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 9,075 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 20,272 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 10,910 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 24,081 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 5,189 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 5,551 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 706 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 52% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 12.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | wpdevelop |
| Added | 15 Aug 2009 |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 40,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Bookings & Scheduling > Appointment Scheduling |
| Tags | booking form, online booking, booking calendar, appointment booking, availability calendar |
Other plugins by this author: Booking Manager - Sync WP Booking Calendar - Import Events, Export Bookings to ICS Calendar, Secure Downloads, Email Reminders
Questions
Is Booking Calendar still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 68 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Booking Calendar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpdevelop since Aug 2009.
Was Booking Calendar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Booking Calendar safe?
38 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 11.5). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Booking Calendar update safe to install?
No ownership change before 12.0. No one-star spike after it.