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EmbedSocial

EmbedSocial - Social Media Feeds, Reviews and Galleries
by embedsocial · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for EmbedSocial
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is EmbedSocial still maintained?
No. Last release 23 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago. 23 Jun 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns EmbedSocial, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer embedsocial since Mar 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was EmbedSocial removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is EmbedSocial safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.2.1). Not on the exploited list. 18 Jun 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest EmbedSocial update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.2. No one-star spike after it. 23 Feb 2018 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 16 months (last release 23 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.23 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
embedsocial24 Mar 2017 to 23 Jun 2025, 58 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for EmbedSocial
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.2.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 1.2.1).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Jun 2024EmbedSocial – Social Media Feeds, Reviews and Galleries <= 1.1.29 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.1.291.2.1n/a
30 Jan 2023EmbedSocial – Social Media Feeds, Reviews and Galleries = 1.1.27 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 1.1.271.1.28n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for EmbedSocial
4 May 202673
11 May 2026141
18 May 2026154
25 May 2026117
1 Jun 2026109
8 Jun 2026122
15 Jun 2026113
22 Jun 2026123
29 Jun 202694
6 Jul 202688
13 Jul 2026107
20 Jul 2026122
27 Jul 202698
3 Aug 2026144
10 Aug 2026123
17 Aug 2026131
24 Aug 2026113
31 Aug 2026127
7 Sep 2026116
14 Sep 2026121
21 Sep 2026136
28 Sep 2026163
5 Oct 2026151
12 Oct 2026130
19 Oct 2026230
26 Oct 2026200
2 Nov 202625

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Feed Them SocialScore 93 · 20,000+WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & BlockScore 92 · 50,000+Feeds for YouTube (YouTube videoScore 91 · 100,000+Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, videoScore 91 · 70,000+Spotlight Social Photo FeedScore 91 · 50,000+

Facts

Version1.2.2
Authorembedsocial
Added20 Mar 2017
Last updated23 Jun 2025
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsfacebook feed, instagram feed, facebook reviews, Social Media Feed, social media tools

Other plugins by this author: EmbedStories - Display social media stories

Questions

Is EmbedSocial still maintained?

No. Last release 23 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns EmbedSocial, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer embedsocial since Mar 2017.

Was EmbedSocial removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is EmbedSocial safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.2.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest EmbedSocial update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.2. 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