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Hire Me Widget

by Nitin Prakash · 20+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
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Limited data: Hire Me Widget has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Hire Me Widget
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Hire Me Widget still maintained?
No. Last release 21 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 21 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Hire Me Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer nitin247 since Dec 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Hire Me Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Hire Me Widget safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.0.5). Not on the exploited list. 18 Jul 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Hire Me Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.6. No one-star spike after it. 3 Feb 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 18 months (last release 21 Apr 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.21 Apr 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
nitin24711 Dec 2017 to 21 Apr 2025, 49 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
19 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Hire Me Widget
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20243
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.2.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.0.5).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.1<= 1.0.41.0.5n/a

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

20+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.0.6
AuthorNitin Prakash
Added11 Dec 2017
Last updated21 Apr 2025
Active installs20+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagshire, widget, hire me now, hire me button, hire me widget

Other plugins by this author: Thank You Page for WooCommerce, Place Order Without Payment for WooCommerce, Product Author for WooCommerce, Free Product for WooCommerce, Remove Social ID for WP, Kanban for WooCommerce, Access Guard

Questions

Is Hire Me Widget still maintained?

No. Last release 21 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Hire Me Widget, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer nitin247 since Dec 2017.

Was Hire Me Widget removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Hire Me Widget safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.0.5). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Hire Me Widget update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0.6. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue