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Simple Calendar

Simple Calendar - Google Calendar, Events, & ICS Feeds
by SimpleCalendar · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Nov 2026, 31 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

83/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple Calendar
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support20
Reputation75

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Simple Calendar still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 31 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Simple Calendar, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer akhilesh1992 since Jun 2023. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Simple Calendar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Simple Calendar safe?
7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.6.0). Not on the exploited list. 18 Dec 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Simple Calendar update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.3.2. No one-star spike after it. 4 Nov 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
simplecalendar21 Jun 2017 to 7 May 2019, 44 commits
sureswiftcapital22 Jun 2020 to 25 Apr 2021, 58 commits
rosinghal27 Feb 2023 to 28 May 2026, 42 commits
akhilesh19926 Jun 2023 to 4 Nov 2026, 82 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
31
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Simple Calendar
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20244
Q4 20245
Q1 20251
Q2 20254
Q3 20252
Q4 20254
Q1 20263
Q2 20266
Q3 20265
Q4 20262

Last release 4 Nov 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 3.8.

Average rating per quarter for Simple Calendar
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20244.2
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20253.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20254.6
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

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

Rating distribution
5 star252
4 star27
3 star14
2 star14
1 star90
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (7 on record), patched (latest fixed in 3.6.0).

Show 7 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Dec 2025Google Calendar Events <= 3.5.9 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference5.3<= 3.5.93.6.020
24 Sep 2024Simple Calendar - Google Calendar Plugin <= 3.4.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.4.23.4.3Patched before disclosure
28 Nov 2023Google Calendar Events <= 3.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode6.4<= 3.2.73.2.818
20 Oct 2023Simple Calendar <= 3.2.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via duplicate_feed4.3< 3.2.53.2.5Patched before disclosure
18 Oct 2023Google Calendar Events <= 3.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via bulk_actions4.3<= 3.2.53.2.68
11 May 2023Simple Calendar <= 3.1.42 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Transient Cache Clearing4.3<= 3.1.423.1.43Patched before disclosure
8 Oct 2014Simple Calendar - Google Calendar Plugin < 2.0.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.0.42.0.4Patched before disclosure

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

Support

20% of 5 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Calendar
4 May 2026497
11 May 20261,267
18 May 2026922
25 May 202621,222
1 Jun 20263,873
8 Jun 202621,952
15 Jun 202638,871
22 Jun 202622,516
29 Jun 202622,749
6 Jul 20265,008
13 Jul 20262,313
20 Jul 20262,264
27 Jul 20261,819
3 Aug 202624,351
10 Aug 20262,882
17 Aug 20262,242
24 Aug 202623,102
31 Aug 20263,902
7 Sep 20262,199
14 Sep 202624,587
21 Sep 202623,444
28 Sep 202623,720
5 Oct 202625,153
12 Oct 20263,450
19 Oct 20264,583
26 Oct 20264,210
2 Nov 2026389

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 73% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.3.2
AuthorSimpleCalendar
Added5 Jul 2010
Last updated4 Nov 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress4.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP8.1
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsical, events, outlook, add to calendar, google calendar

Other plugins by this author: Simple Calendar - Advanced Custom Fields, Legacy Google Calendar Events 2.4, Simple Calendar: Blog Feed

Questions

Is Simple Calendar still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 31 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Simple Calendar, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer akhilesh1992 since Jun 2023.

Was Simple Calendar removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Simple Calendar safe?

7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.6.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Simple Calendar update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.3.2. No one-star spike after it.

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