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Reviews and Rating

Reviews and Rating - Google Reviews
by Noah Hearle · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 1 Sep 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Reviews and Rating
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Reviews and Rating still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Sep 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Reviews and Rating, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer designextreme since Jul 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Reviews and Rating removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Reviews and Rating safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.0). Not on the exploited list. 25 Aug 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Reviews and Rating update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6.1. No one-star spike after it. 1 Sep 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
plugin-master29 Jul 2019 to 29 Jul 2019, 1 commits
designextreme29 Jul 2019 to 1 Sep 2026, 1271 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Reviews and Rating
Q1 20246
Q2 20244
Q3 20242
Q4 20243
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Reviews and Rating
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20254.3
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20254.5
Q1 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star179
4 star1
3 star1
2 star2
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 6.0).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Aug 2026Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews <= 5.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Shortcodes6.4<= 5.106.02
24 May 2024Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews <= 5.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 5.25.3Patched before disclosure
20 Jan 2023Reviews and Rating – Google My Business <= 4.14 - Missing Authorization8.34.144.15Patched before disclosure

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

Support

75% of 4 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 Reviews and Rating
4 May 2026146
11 May 2026272
18 May 2026274
25 May 2026209
1 Jun 2026209
8 Jun 2026237
15 Jun 2026263
22 Jun 2026203
29 Jun 2026222
6 Jul 2026227
13 Jul 2026199
20 Jul 2026274
27 Jul 2026221
3 Aug 2026256
10 Aug 2026241
17 Aug 2026245
24 Aug 20269,211
31 Aug 202611,475
7 Sep 20261,898
14 Sep 20262,267
21 Sep 20261,576
28 Sep 20261,030
5 Oct 20261,056
12 Oct 2026747
19 Oct 20261,123
26 Oct 2026871
2 Nov 2026124

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 45% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version6.1
AuthorNoah Hearle
Added29 Jul 2019
Last updated1 Sep 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsgmb reviews, google rating, Google Reviews, structured data, google my business

Other plugins by this author: We’re Open!

Questions

Is Reviews and Rating still maintained?

Yes. Last release 1 Sep 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Reviews and Rating, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer designextreme since Jul 2019.

Was Reviews and Rating removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Reviews and Rating safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Reviews and Rating update safe to install?

No ownership change before 6.1. 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