Grow for WordPress
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Grow for WordPress still maintained?
- No. Last release 9 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 9 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Grow for WordPress, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer teamgrow since Oct 2023. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Grow for WordPress removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Grow for WordPress safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Grow for WordPress update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it. 9 Apr 2025 · 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.
| plugin-master | 2 Oct 2023 to 2 Oct 2023, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| teamgrow | 18 Oct 2023 to 9 Apr 2025, 19 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 19 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 9 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 2.3.
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 1.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0 |
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q2 2024 and Q3 2025.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
- Should Be A Great Plugin, But It Stinks · 1 star · 9 Aug 2025
- Title · 1 star · 4 Jul 2024
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 166 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 289 |
| 18 May 2026 | 258 |
| 25 May 2026 | 350 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 327 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 273 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 264 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 287 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 283 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 347 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 245 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 243 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 325 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 382 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 297 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 278 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 238 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 257 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 221 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 225 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 237 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 255 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 233 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 256 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 337 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 295 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 50 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.5.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | Grow |
| Added | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Last updated | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Marketing & Advertising > Email Marketing & Campaigns |
| Tags | grow, social, sharing, subscribe |
Questions
Is Grow for WordPress still maintained?
No. Last release 9 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Grow for WordPress, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer teamgrow since Oct 2023.
Was Grow for WordPress removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Grow for WordPress safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Grow for WordPress update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it.