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Social Photo Fetcher

by JK · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: tested up to WordPress 6.0.18, 11 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Social Photo Fetcher
Ownership100
Maintenance70
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18, 11 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
Justin_K6 Mar 2010 to 21 May 2026, 232 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Social Photo Fetcher
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 May 2026. Tested up to 6.0, 11 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
8 Dec 2025Social Photo Fetcher <= 3.0.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 3.0.4Not affectedn/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 3.7 from 12 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star3
3 star3
2 star1
1 star1

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Social Photo Fetcher
4 May 202617
11 May 202632
18 May 2026776
25 May 2026198
1 Jun 202699
8 Jun 2026103
15 Jun 202669
22 Jun 202652
29 Jun 202652
6 Jul 202669
13 Jul 202685
20 Jul 202663
27 Jul 202667
3 Aug 202672
10 Aug 202695
17 Aug 202668
24 Aug 202688
31 Aug 202661
7 Sep 202672
14 Sep 202683
21 Sep 202687
28 Sep 202690
5 Oct 202684
12 Oct 202674
19 Oct 2026128
26 Oct 2026121
2 Nov 202618

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 18% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Feed Them Social - Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo GalleriesScore 93 · 20,000+WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & BlockScore 92 · 50,000+Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)Score 91 · 100,000+Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, video, and gallery plugin)Score 91 · 70,000+Spotlight Social Photo FeedScore 91 · 50,000+

Facts

Version3.0.5
AuthorJK
Added6 Mar 2010
Last updated21 May 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress2.5
Tested up to6.0.18
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Media Library & Asset Management
Tagsimages, photos, gallery, facebook, pictures

Other plugins by this author: WP Social AutoConnect, WP-ViperGB

Questions

Is Social Photo Fetcher still maintained?

Social Photo Fetcher was last updated on 21 May 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Social Photo Fetcher safe?

Social Photo Fetcher has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Social Photo Fetcher?

The wordpress.org author is JK. Recent committers: Justin_K, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Social Photo Fetcher?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Feed Them Social - Social Media Feeds, Video, and Photo Galleries, WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block, Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin), Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, video, and gallery plugin), Spotlight Social Photo Feed.

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