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Cloudflare

by Cloudflare · 200,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Cloudflare is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Cloudflare
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
zackproser6 Mar 2019 to 29 Aug 2019, 2 commits
deuill30 Aug 2019 to 30 Aug 2019, 1 commits
epatryk29 Jun 2020 to 2 Oct 2020, 5 commits
manatarms17 Sep 2020 to 3 Apr 2024, 39 commits
cloudflarespeedteam8 Aug 2024 to 5 Oct 2026, 8 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
29 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Cloudflare
Q1 20244
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20254
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 5 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

25% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
4 Jan 2024Cloudflare <= 4.12.2 - Missing Authorization via initProxy6.4<= 4.12.24.12.30
28 Mar 2016Cloudflare < 1.3.21 - Cross-Site Scripting7.1< 1.3.211.3.21172

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Cloudflare
Q1 20241.0
Q2 20243.0
Q3 20243.5
Q4 20243.0
Q1 20251.5
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20254.0
Q2 20265.0
Q4 20261.0

Average rating stayed at 1.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star95
4 star13
3 star10
2 star10
1 star53
Latest low reviews

Momentum

200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Cloudflare
4 May 20265,119
11 May 2026107,376
18 May 202635,465
25 May 202620,424
1 Jun 202617,607
8 Jun 202617,006
15 Jun 202613,900
22 Jun 202613,248
29 Jun 202611,802
6 Jul 202611,708
13 Jul 2026116,505
20 Jul 202630,618
27 Jul 202621,493
3 Aug 202617,939
10 Aug 202615,488
17 Aug 202614,525
24 Aug 202614,268
31 Aug 202613,357
7 Sep 202612,752
14 Sep 202613,695
21 Sep 202613,032
28 Sep 202612,378
5 Oct 2026120,296
12 Oct 202624,726
19 Oct 202626,411
26 Oct 202618,910
2 Nov 20262,735

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version4.14.5
AuthorCloudflare
Added19 Oct 2010
Last updated5 Oct 2026
Active installs200,000+
Requires WordPress6.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagsseo, ssl, ddos, speed, cloudflare

Other plugins by this author: Cloudflare Page Cache, Cloudflare Stream Video

Questions

Is Cloudflare still maintained?

Cloudflare was last updated on 5 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Cloudflare safe?

Cloudflare has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Cloudflare?

The wordpress.org author is Cloudflare. Recent committers: cloudflarespeedteam, manatarms, epatryk, deuill, zackproser. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Cloudflare?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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