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Captivate Sync

by captivateaudio · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 1 Oct 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Captivate Sync
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security75
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Captivate Sync still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Oct 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Captivate Sync, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer captivateaudio since Nov 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Captivate Sync removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Captivate Sync safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.3). Not on the exploited list. 1 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Captivate Sync update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.3.3. No one-star spike after it. 1 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
plugin-master4 Nov 2019 to 4 Nov 2019, 1 commits
captivateaudio4 Nov 2019 to 1 Oct 2026, 92 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
35 days ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Captivate Sync
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20244
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 1 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.2.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star2
1 star3

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 3.3.3).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
1 Oct 2026Captivate Sync <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection4.9<= 3.3.23.3.3Patched before disclosure
21 Dec 2025Captivate Sync <= 3.2.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection4.9<= 3.2.23.3.031
5 May 2025Captivate Sync <= 3.0.3 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection8.1<= 3.0.33.2.2148
2 Dec 2024Captivate Sync <= 2.0.22 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode6.4<= 2.0.222.0.26Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.3.3 (security, vulnerability, SQL injection).

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 Captivate Sync
4 May 202640
11 May 202689
18 May 202669
25 May 2026101
1 Jun 202670
8 Jun 202675
15 Jun 202650
22 Jun 202656
29 Jun 2026907
6 Jul 2026360
13 Jul 2026133
20 Jul 202699
27 Jul 2026137
3 Aug 202686
10 Aug 202685
17 Aug 202681
24 Aug 202684
31 Aug 2026119
7 Sep 2026102
14 Sep 2026121
21 Sep 2026101
28 Sep 20261,074
5 Oct 2026404
12 Oct 2026162
19 Oct 2026230
26 Oct 2026201
2 Nov 202630

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.3.3
Authorcaptivateaudio
Added4 Nov 2019
Last updated1 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.7.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsitunes, podcast, captivate, podcaster, podcasting

Questions

Is Captivate Sync still maintained?

Yes. Last release 1 Oct 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Captivate Sync, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer captivateaudio since Nov 2019.

Was Captivate Sync removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Captivate Sync safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Captivate Sync update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.3.3. 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 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue