GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category
Healthy: maintained, last release 21 May 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 21 May 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 21 May 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer gazchap since Mar 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5. No one-star spike after it. 21 May 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.
| gazchap | 27 Mar 2018 to 21 May 2026, 24 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 6 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 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 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 21 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.
| 5 star | 11 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 80 |
| 18 May 2026 | 90 |
| 25 May 2026 | 48 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 40 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 43 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 31 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 38 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 40 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 47 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 49 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 40 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 56 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 65 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 56 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 61 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 49 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 56 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 54 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 70 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 69 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 64 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 57 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 77 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 109 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 116 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 17 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 39% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | gazchap |
| Added | 27 Mar 2018 |
| Last updated | 21 May 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | images, ecommerce, thumbnails, woocommerce |
Other plugins by this author: GazChap's WooCommerce Purchase Order Payment Gateway
Questions
Is GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 May 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer gazchap since Mar 2018.
Was GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest GazChap's WooCommerce Auto Category update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5. No one-star spike after it.