Business Reviews
Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Oct 2026, 13 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Business Reviews still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Business Reviews, and has it changed hands?
- Changed. New committer bplugins made a first commit on 26 Jul 2026. 26 Jul 2026 · SVN log
- Was Business Reviews removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Business Reviews safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Business Reviews update safe to install?
- Caution. Ownership change before 1.0.21: new committer bplugins made a first commit on 26 Jul 2026. No one-star spike after it. 19 Aug 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.
| plugin-master | 4 Mar 2023 to 4 Mar 2023, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| abuhayat | 4 Mar 2023 to 10 Jul 2024, 7 commits |
| btechnologies | 5 Mar 2023 to 30 Oct 2026, 184 commits |
| bplugins | 26 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2026, 2 commits |
New committer bplugins made a first commit on 26 Jul 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 13
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 4 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 99 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 154 |
| 18 May 2026 | 229 |
| 25 May 2026 | 155 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 127 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 138 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 125 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 96 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 131 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 190 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,308 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 223 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,232 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 362 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 198 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 2,285 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 240 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 229 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 234 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 242 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 242 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 211 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 291 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 246 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 255 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 276 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 42 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 42% below 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
| Version | 1.0.21 |
|---|---|
| Author | bPlugins |
| Added | 4 Mar 2023 |
| Last updated | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | block, google, reviews, business, facebook |
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Questions
Is Business Reviews still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Business Reviews, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer bplugins made a first commit on 26 Jul 2026.
Was Business Reviews removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Business Reviews safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Business Reviews update safe to install?
Caution. Ownership change before 1.0.21: new committer bplugins made a first commit on 26 Jul 2026. No one-star spike after it.