Google Plus Authorship
At risk: no release in 108 months (last release 28 Nov 2017).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Google Plus Authorship still maintained?
- No. Last release 28 Nov 2017, over 8 years ago. 28 Nov 2017 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Google Plus Authorship, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Google Plus Authorship removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Google Plus Authorship safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Google Plus Authorship update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.6. No one-star spike after it. 19 Nov 2012 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2012.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 9 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.7 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated 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 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 28 Nov 2017. Tested up to 4.7, 24 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| 5 star | 6 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 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 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 53 |
| 18 May 2026 | 64 |
| 25 May 2026 | 35 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 27 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 39 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 23 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 21 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 25 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 19 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 19 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 29 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 34 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 41 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 35 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 40 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 29 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 34 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 44 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 68 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 63 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 60 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 50 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 50 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 74 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 83 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 14 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 37% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | mlazarov |
| Added | 19 Nov 2012 |
| Last updated | 28 Nov 2017 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Communication & Messaging > Transactional Email |
| Tags | google, authorship, google plus, google authorship, google plus author |
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Questions
Is Google Plus Authorship still maintained?
No. Last release 28 Nov 2017, over 8 years ago.
Who owns Google Plus Authorship, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Google Plus Authorship removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Google Plus Authorship safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Google Plus Authorship update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6. No one-star spike after it.