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Conekta Payment Gateway

by Conekta Group · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 21 Sep 2026, 47 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Conekta Payment Gateway
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Conekta Payment Gateway still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 Sep 2026, 47 releases in the last 24 months. 21 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Conekta Payment Gateway, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer interfacesconekta since Feb 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Conekta Payment Gateway removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Conekta Payment Gateway safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.2.5). Not on the exploited list. 23 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Conekta Payment Gateway update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6.2.5. No one-star spike after it. 21 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
eduardoconekta7 Jun 2017 to 19 Jun 2020, 48 commits
conekta014 Dec 2020 to 14 Jun 2021, 20 commits
interfacesconekta16 Feb 2022 to 21 Sep 2026, 87 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
44 days ago
Releases, 24 months
47
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Conekta Payment Gateway
Q1 20248
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20246
Q1 20253
Q2 20257
Q3 20257
Q4 20255
Q1 20263
Q2 202611
Q3 20269
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.5.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 6.2.5).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 Sep 2026Conekta Payment Gateway <= 6.2.4 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 6.2.46.2.5Patched before disclosure
20 Aug 2026Conekta Payment Gateway <= 6.2.1 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 6.2.16.2.2Patched before disclosure
8 Jun 2026Conekta Payment Gateway <= 6.0.0 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3<= 6.0.06.0.1Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 6.2.2 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Conekta Payment Gateway
4 May 202648
11 May 2026101
18 May 2026248
25 May 2026813
1 Jun 20261,327
8 Jun 20261,400
15 Jun 2026865
22 Jun 2026156
29 Jun 2026733
6 Jul 2026342
13 Jul 2026888
20 Jul 2026732
27 Jul 2026183
3 Aug 20261,542
10 Aug 20261,000
17 Aug 20261,487
24 Aug 2026367
31 Aug 2026161
7 Sep 2026142
14 Sep 2026816
21 Sep 20261,261
28 Sep 2026329
5 Oct 2026623
12 Oct 2026268
19 Oct 2026210
26 Oct 2026239
2 Nov 202636

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 69% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version6.2.5
AuthorConekta Group
Added7 Jun 2017
Last updated21 Sep 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagscash, Free, mexico, conekta, payment gateway

Questions

Is Conekta Payment Gateway still maintained?

Yes. Last release 21 Sep 2026, 47 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Conekta Payment Gateway, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer interfacesconekta since Feb 2022.

Was Conekta Payment Gateway removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Conekta Payment Gateway safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.2.5). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Conekta Payment Gateway update safe to install?

No ownership change before 6.2.5. 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