Cloudinary
Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Sep 2026, 21 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Cloudinary still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 23 Sep 2026, 21 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Cloudinary, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer cloudinary since Mar 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Cloudinary removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Cloudinary safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 3.3.1). Not on the exploited list. 22 Jan 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Cloudinary update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.3.8. No one-star spike after it. 23 Sep 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.
| cloudinary | 7 Mar 2013 to 23 Sep 2026, 205 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 42 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 21
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 3 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 5 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 4 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 23 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.
| 5 star | 42 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 5 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 5 |
| 1 star | 9 |
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 3.3.1).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 2026 | Cloudinary <= 3.3.0 - Missing Authorization | 4.3 | <= 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 | 14 |
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.3.6 (security).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 310 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 997 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,163 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,055 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 915 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 993 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,190 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 3,140 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,418 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,523 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,141 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 3,070 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,269 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,408 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,360 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,189 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 4,792 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,653 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,416 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,551 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 3,205 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,332 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,410 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,108 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,392 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,220 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 251 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 35% below the 27-week average.
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Facts
| Version | 3.3.8 |
|---|---|
| Author | Cloudinary |
| Added | 7 Mar 2013 |
| Last updated | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | video, resize, performance, core web vitals, image optimizer |
Questions
Is Cloudinary still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Sep 2026, 21 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Cloudinary, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer cloudinary since Mar 2013.
Was Cloudinary removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Cloudinary safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 3.3.1). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Cloudinary update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.3.8. No one-star spike after it.