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Gwolle Guestbook

by Marcel Pol · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Oct 2026, 39 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Gwolle Guestbook
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security75
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Gwolle Guestbook still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Oct 2026, 39 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Gwolle Guestbook, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mpol since Nov 2014. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Gwolle Guestbook removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Gwolle Guestbook safe?
8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.1.2). Not on the exploited list. 15 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Gwolle Guestbook update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.1.2. No one-star spike after it. 14 Oct 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
mpol15 Nov 2014 to 14 Oct 2026, 1920 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.

Maintenance

Last release
21 days ago
Releases, 24 months
39
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Gwolle Guestbook
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20254
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20263
Q3 202627
Q4 20261

Last release 14 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Gwolle Guestbook
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

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

Rating distribution
5 star101
4 star6
3 star3
2 star1
1 star2

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (8 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 5.1.2).

Show 8 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Oct 2026Gwolle Guestbook <= 5.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'permalink' Parameter6.1<= 5.1.15.1.2Patched before disclosure
9 Jul 2025Gwolle Guestbook <= 4.9.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `gwolle_gb_content` Parameter6.1<= 4.9.24.9.3Patched before disclosure
31 Jan 2025Gwolle Guestbook <= 4.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 4.7.14.7.2605
23 Nov 2021Gwolle Guestbook <= 4.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 4.1.24.2n/a
28 Jul 2018Gwolle Guestbook <= 2.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.5.32.5.4127
1 Mar 2017Gwolle Guestbook <= 2.1.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.1.02.1.1180
1 Mar 2017Gwolle Guestbook <= 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 2.1.02.1.1180
4 Nov 2015Gwolle Guestbook <= 1.5.3 - Remote File Inclusion9< 1.5.41.5.4567

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 5.0.0 (escaping); 4.3.0 (security); 4.2.0 (security, CSRF); 4.0.8 (security, vulnerability, escaping); 4.2.2 (nonce).

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

Support

0% of 3 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 Gwolle Guestbook
4 May 2026193
11 May 2026512
18 May 2026503
25 May 2026561
1 Jun 2026456
8 Jun 2026602
15 Jun 202616,278
22 Jun 202619,841
29 Jun 20261,870
6 Jul 20261,715
13 Jul 20261,400
20 Jul 20261,167
27 Jul 2026994
3 Aug 2026909
10 Aug 2026804
17 Aug 202612,290
24 Aug 20262,445
31 Aug 20261,532
7 Sep 20261,121
14 Sep 20261,440
21 Sep 202613,814
28 Sep 20261,959
5 Oct 20261,561
12 Oct 202613,096
19 Oct 20263,172
26 Oct 20261,990
2 Nov 2026206

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 22% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version5.1.2
AuthorMarcel Pol
Added9 Feb 2009
Last updated14 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress4.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryCommunity & Social > Comments & Discussions
Tagsreview, Gästebuch, guestbook, livre d'or, guest book

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Questions

Is Gwolle Guestbook still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Oct 2026, 39 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Gwolle Guestbook, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer mpol since Nov 2014.

Was Gwolle Guestbook removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Gwolle Guestbook safe?

8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.1.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Gwolle Guestbook update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.1.2. No one-star spike after it.

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