Extend Link
Healthy: released 3 months ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
History: 1 past vulnerability, patched. Patched issues are listed in the Security record, not here.
Quick answers
- Is Extend Link still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 21 Aug 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 21 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Extend Link, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Alobaidi since Oct 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Extend Link removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Extend Link safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.0.1). Not on the exploited list. 21 Jan 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Extend Link update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.0.2. No one-star spike after it. 21 May 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Alobaidi | 12 Oct 2016 to 21 Aug 2026, 31 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 21 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 2.0.1).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Date | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2026 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery | 6.4 | <= 2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 12 |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 3.0 |
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 105
| 4 May 2026 | 17 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 66 |
| 18 May 2026 | 477 |
| 25 May 2026 | 133 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 101 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 76 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 72 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 52 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 53 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 60 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 62 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 63 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 64 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 66 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 63 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 114 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 84 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 79 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 66 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 78 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 84 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 84 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 81 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 75 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 123 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 105 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 4% above the 26-week average.
Facts
- Version
- 2.0.2
- Author
- Alobaidi
- Added
- 12 Oct 2016
- Last updated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Category
- Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
- Tags
- seo, link, class, editor, nofollow
Other plugins by this author: Video Popup, Preloader, Archive Page, Fancy Lightbox, Full Background, The Single Background, Loading Bar, Fade, Just Contact Form, Generate Shortcode, The Media Widget, McPopup
Questions about Extend Link
Is Extend Link still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 Aug 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Extend Link, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Alobaidi since Oct 2016.
Was Extend Link removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Extend Link safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.0.1). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Extend Link update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.2. No one-star spike after it.