Checkout Guard
Limited data: Checkout Guard has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Checkout Guard still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Checkout Guard, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer giannis4 since Jan 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Checkout Guard removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Checkout Guard safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Checkout Guard update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 27 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.
| plugin-master | 22 Jan 2024 to 22 Jan 2024, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| giannis4 | 23 Jan 2024 to 27 Oct 2026, 24 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2024.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 8 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 7
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 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
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
90+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.1.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | The WP Garden |
| Added | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Last updated | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 90+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | checkout, anti-spam, fake orders, disposable email, fraud prevention |
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Questions
Is Checkout Guard still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Checkout Guard, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer giannis4 since Jan 2024.
Was Checkout Guard removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Checkout Guard safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Checkout Guard update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.1. No one-star spike after it.