IndexNow Plugin
Healthy: IndexNow Plugin is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| plugin-master | 15 Dec 2021 to 15 Dec 2021, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| bingwebmastertools | 20 Dec 2021 to 26 Jun 2026, 24 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.20 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 26 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q4 2023 | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 3.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 3.7 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.
| 5 star | 24 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 3 |
| 1 star | 18 |
- I don’t think it works… 0 Submissions? · 1 star · 31 Mar 2026
- No support, plugin abandoned, plugin submits URLs with noindex directives · 1 star · 11 Aug 2025
- macht nix · 1 star · 1 Feb 2024
Momentum
100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 975 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,860 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,965 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,924 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 2,059 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 2,057 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,849 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 49,393 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 20,104 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 13,923 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 9,282 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 8,549 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 7,076 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 6,113 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 5,680 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 6,061 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,052 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,500 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 5,140 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 5,238 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 5,092 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 5,035 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,378 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 4,879 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 6,545 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 6,413 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 946 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 35% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | bingwebmastertools |
| Added | 20 Dec 2021 |
| Last updated | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 |
| Category | Marketing & Advertising > SEO & Search Optimization |
| Tags | seo, crawling |
Other plugins by this author: Bing URL Submissions Plugin
Questions
Is IndexNow Plugin still maintained?
IndexNow Plugin was last updated on 26 Jun 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is IndexNow Plugin safe?
IndexNow Plugin has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns IndexNow Plugin?
The wordpress.org author is bingwebmastertools. Recent committers: bingwebmastertools, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of IndexNow Plugin?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Zhanzhangb Indexing Submission for Baidu, 多合一搜索自动推送管理插件-支持Baidu/Google/Bing/IndexNow/Yandex/头条.