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MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory

by MembershipWorks · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
sourcefound20 Nov 2012 to 27 Oct 2026, 165 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
11 Nov 2025MembershipWorks <= 6.14 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 6.146.150

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.4 from 37 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star31
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star5

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory
4 May 202692
11 May 202680
18 May 202683
25 May 2026100
1 Jun 2026129
8 Jun 2026110
15 Jun 202676
22 Jun 202684
29 Jun 2026110
6 Jul 2026108
13 Jul 2026110
20 Jul 2026106
27 Jul 2026114
3 Aug 2026133
10 Aug 2026152
17 Aug 2026231
24 Aug 20262,692
31 Aug 2026451
7 Sep 2026250
14 Sep 2026347
21 Sep 2026232
28 Sep 2026234
5 Oct 2026207
12 Oct 2026222
19 Oct 2026299
26 Oct 2026504
2 Nov 202666

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Simple Membership After Login RedirectionScore 91 · 10,000+My Private Site - Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration SpamScore 91 · 10,000+Simple Membership Form ShortcodeScore 91 · 2,000+SureMembers - Membership & Content Restriction PluginScore 91 · 2,000+Groups 404 RedirectScore 91 · 1,000+

Facts

Version6.17
AuthorMembershipWorks
Added20 Nov 2012
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress3.0.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunity & Social > Membership Sites & Subscriptions
Tagstickets, calendar, directory, membership, member access

Other plugins by this author: Redirect List, MembershipWorks Login Connector, Site Address Migrator

Questions

Is MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory still maintained?

MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory was last updated on 27 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory safe?

MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory?

The wordpress.org author is MembershipWorks. Recent committers: sourcefound, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of MembershipWorks - Membership, Events & Directory?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Simple Membership After Login Redirection, My Private Site - Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration Spam, Simple Membership Form Shortcode, SureMembers - Membership & Content Restriction Plugin, Groups 404 Redirect.

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