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Event Organiser

by Stephen Harris · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Oct 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

81/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Event Organiser
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support22
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Event Organiser still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Event Organiser, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer jenkinspress since Jul 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Event Organiser removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Event Organiser safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.12.10). Not on the exploited list. 30 Jun 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Event Organiser update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.12.12. No one-star spike after it. 30 Oct 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.

Committers and their active periods
jenkinspress20 Jul 2016 to 30 Oct 2026, 125 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2011.

Maintenance

Last release
5 days ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Event Organiser
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 1.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating per quarter for Event Organiser
Q1 20241.0
Q2 20241.0
Q4 20255.0
Q3 20261.0

Average rating stayed at 1.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star117
4 star9
3 star2
2 star2
1 star10
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 3.12.10).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Jun 2026Event Organiser <= 3.12.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via eo_events Shortcode6.4<= 3.12.93.12.10Patched before disclosure
27 Dec 2025Event Organiser <= 3.12.8 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 3.12.8Not affectedn/a

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.12.9 (vulnerability, XSS); 3.12.10 (escaping).

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

Support

22% of 9 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Event Organiser
4 May 202694
11 May 2026323
18 May 2026393
25 May 2026307
1 Jun 2026272
8 Jun 2026268
15 Jun 2026261
22 Jun 20266,855
29 Jun 20269,890
6 Jul 20262,117
13 Jul 20261,144
20 Jul 20261,283
27 Jul 2026950
3 Aug 2026868
10 Aug 2026683
17 Aug 2026665
24 Aug 2026840
31 Aug 2026678
7 Sep 2026624
14 Sep 2026632
21 Sep 2026641
28 Sep 2026604
5 Oct 2026648
12 Oct 2026634
19 Oct 20261,624
26 Oct 202617,542
2 Nov 2026909

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 170% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version3.12.12
AuthorStephen Harris
Added19 Dec 2011
Last updated30 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress3.8.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsEvent, events, event organizer, events calendar, event categories

Other plugins by this author: Event Organiser Posterboard, Event Organiser CSV, Event Organiser VAT, Multisite Admin Notices, Password Confirm Action, Remember My Template, Event Organiser Google Checkout

Questions

Is Event Organiser still maintained?

Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Event Organiser, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer jenkinspress since Jul 2016.

Was Event Organiser removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Event Organiser safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.12.10). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Event Organiser update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.12.12. No one-star spike after it.

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