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Meks Easy Social Share

by Meks · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
At risk1 Critical1 Warning

At risk: no release in 27 months (last release 29 Jul 2024).

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for Meks Easy Social Share
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Meks Easy Social Share still maintained?
No. Last release 29 Jul 2024, over 2 years ago. 29 Jul 2024 · wordpress.org
Who owns Meks Easy Social Share, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Meks Easy Social Share removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Meks Easy Social Share safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.2.8). Not on the exploited list. 26 Sep 2022 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Meks Easy Social Share update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3. No one-star spike after it. 20 Sep 2023 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 27 months (last release 29 Jul 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.29 Jul 2025Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11, 5 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master17 May 2019 to 17 May 2019, 1 commits
mekshq22 May 2019 to 29 Jul 2024, 26 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
2 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.6 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Meks Easy Social Share
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 29 Jul 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star1
3 star0
2 star1
1 star0
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.2.8).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Sep 2022Meks Easy Social Share <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 1.2.71.2.8n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Meks Easy Social Share
4 May 202653
11 May 2026143
18 May 2026151
25 May 2026136
1 Jun 2026117
8 Jun 2026146
15 Jun 202697
22 Jun 202699
29 Jun 2026118
6 Jul 2026103
13 Jul 202681
20 Jul 202688
27 Jul 202697
3 Aug 2026143
10 Aug 2026132
17 Aug 2026128
24 Aug 2026104
31 Aug 2026144
7 Sep 2026142
14 Sep 2026175
21 Sep 2026196
28 Sep 2026177
5 Oct 2026191
12 Oct 2026162
19 Oct 2026264
26 Oct 2026255
2 Nov 202640

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 32% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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

Simple Social IconsScore 100 · 100,000+Jetpack SocialScore 100 · 30,000+Easy Social IconsScore 100 · 20,000+ShareThis Share ButtonsScore 100 · 10,000+Fuse Social IconsScore 100 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.3
AuthorMeks
Added22 May 2019
Last updated29 Jul 2024
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress3.7
Tested up to6.6.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing
Tagsshare, reddit, social, whatsapp, vkontakte

Other plugins by this author: Meks Smart Author Widget, Meks Simple Flickr Widget, Meks Easy Ads Widget, Meks Smart Social Widget, Meks ThemeForest Smart Widget, Meks Time Ago, Meks Flexible Shortcodes, Meks Easy Photo Feed Widget, Remove Orphan Shortcodes, Meks Quick Plugin Disabler, Meks Audio Player, Meks Video Importer

Questions

Is Meks Easy Social Share still maintained?

No. Last release 29 Jul 2024, over 2 years ago.

Who owns Meks Easy Social Share, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Meks Easy Social Share removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Meks Easy Social Share safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.2.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Meks Easy Social Share update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.3. 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