LifterLMS Labs
Healthy: maintained, last release 18 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is LifterLMS Labs still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 18 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 18 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns LifterLMS Labs, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer brianhogg since Oct 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was LifterLMS Labs removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is LifterLMS Labs safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest LifterLMS Labs update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.9.0. No one-star spike after it. 18 Jun 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.
| thomasplevy | 27 Dec 2016 to 13 Jul 2021, 46 commits |
|---|---|
| strangerstudios | 25 Jan 2023 to 4 Apr 2024, 8 commits |
| brianhogg | 22 Oct 2024 to 18 Aug 2026, 15 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| 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 18 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 37 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 51 |
| 18 May 2026 | 83 |
| 25 May 2026 | 71 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 59 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 56 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 884 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 313 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 221 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 390 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 147 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 138 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 124 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 119 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 120 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 210 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 131 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 117 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 125 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 157 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 142 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 174 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 152 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 153 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 205 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 199 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 27 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% below the 27-week average.
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
| Version | 1.9.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | LifterLMS |
| Added | 27 Dec 2016 |
| Last updated | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Learning Management Systems (LMS) > Course Creation & Management |
| Tags | lms, quiz, course, elearning, learning management system |
Other plugins by this author: LifterLMS - WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes, Lite LMS Progress Tracker by LifterLMS - Simple Course, Membership Site and Content Progress Tracking for WordPress
Questions
Is LifterLMS Labs still maintained?
Yes. Last release 18 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns LifterLMS Labs, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer brianhogg since Oct 2024.
Was LifterLMS Labs removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is LifterLMS Labs safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest LifterLMS Labs update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.9.0. No one-star spike after it.