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Channel.io

by Channel Corp. · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 28 Oct 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Channel.io
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Channel.io still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 28 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Channel.io, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer zoyi since Feb 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Channel.io removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Channel.io safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Channel.io update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.19. No one-star spike after it. 23 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
zoyi28 Feb 2017 to 28 Oct 2026, 28 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Channel.io
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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 Channel.io
4 May 202623
11 May 202657
18 May 202684
25 May 202672
1 Jun 2026518
8 Jun 2026132
15 Jun 202693
22 Jun 202677
29 Jun 202684
6 Jul 202689
13 Jul 202675
20 Jul 202674
27 Jul 202693
3 Aug 2026119
10 Aug 202679
17 Aug 202680
24 Aug 202670
31 Aug 202672
7 Sep 202686
14 Sep 202693
21 Sep 202697
28 Sep 202690
5 Oct 202686
12 Oct 202682
19 Oct 2026550
26 Oct 2026338
2 Nov 202626

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 101% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version0.19
AuthorChannel Corp.
Added25 Feb 2017
Last updated28 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagschat, ecommerce, e-commerce

Questions

Is Channel.io still maintained?

Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Channel.io, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer zoyi since Feb 2017.

Was Channel.io removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Channel.io safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Channel.io update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.19. 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