CM Answers
Limited data: CM Answers 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 | 90 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is CM Answers still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns CM Answers, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer CreativeMindsSolutions since Mar 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was CM Answers removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is CM Answers safe?
- 3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.4). Not on the exploited list. 22 Apr 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest CM Answers update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.4.3. No one-star spike after it. 29 Jun 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.
| CreativeMindsSolutions | 4 Mar 2013 to 13 Oct 2026, 553 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 22 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 9
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 5 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.8.
| 5 star | 55 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 4 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 5 |
| 1 star | 19 |
Security record
2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.3.4).
Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2025 | CM Answers <= 3.3.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 3.3.3 | 3.3.4 | n/a |
| 10 Dec 2024 | CM Answers <= 3.2.6 - Missing Authorization | 4.3 | <= 3.2.6 | 3.2.7 | n/a |
| 23 Feb 2023 | CM Answers <= 3.1.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 4.4 | <= 3.1.9 | 3.2.0 | n/a |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
300+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 3.4.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | CreativeMindsSolutions |
| Added | 4 Mar 2013 |
| Last updated | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 300+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | q&a, forum plugin, community forum, questions and answers, discussion forum plugin |
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Questions
Is CM Answers still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns CM Answers, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer CreativeMindsSolutions since Mar 2013.
Was CM Answers removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is CM Answers safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.4). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest CM Answers update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.4.3. No one-star spike after it.