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Memberful

Memberful - Membership Plugin
by memberful · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 26 Oct 2026, 29 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Memberful
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Memberful still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 Oct 2026, 29 releases in the last 24 months. 26 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Memberful, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer memberful since Oct 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Memberful removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Memberful safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.82.0). Not on the exploited list. 5 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Memberful update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.82.3. No one-star spike after it. 26 Oct 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.

Committers and their active periods
memberful21 Oct 2013 to 26 Oct 2026, 327 commits
memberfuldaniel26 Nov 2018 to 29 Jan 2021, 8 commits
julianmemberful23 Jan 2023 to 30 Aug 2023, 10 commits
jakememberful28 Feb 2023 to 11 Apr 2023, 8 commits
patrikmemberful4 Aug 2023 to 7 Aug 2026, 61 commits
lucasmemberful15 Feb 2024 to 29 May 2026, 15 commits

6 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
9 days ago
Releases, 24 months
29
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Memberful
Q1 20240
Q2 2024144
Q3 20240
Q4 20245
Q1 20252
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20253
Q1 20267
Q2 20266
Q3 20264
Q4 20264

Last release 26 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Rating distribution
5 star12
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.82.0).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Oct 2026Memberful - Membership Plugin <= 1.81.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Protected Post Content Disclosure4.3<= 1.81.21.82.0Patched before disclosure
1 Oct 2026Memberful - Membership Plugin <= 1.81.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.81.01.81.1Patched before disclosure
22 Sep 2025Memberful <= 1.75.0 - Missing Authorization6.5<= 1.75.01.76.024
16 Dec 2024Memberful <= 1.73.9 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure5.3<= 1.73.91.74.0599
3 Oct 2024Memberful - Membership Plugin <= 1.73.7 - Authenticated (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.73.71.73.8609

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

Support

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

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Memberful
4 May 202646
11 May 2026147
18 May 2026116
25 May 2026782
1 Jun 20261,438
8 Jun 2026240
15 Jun 2026104
22 Jun 2026110
29 Jun 2026111
6 Jul 2026172
13 Jul 2026141
20 Jul 2026101
27 Jul 2026121
3 Aug 2026788
10 Aug 2026315
17 Aug 2026197
24 Aug 2026233
31 Aug 2026156
7 Sep 2026117
14 Sep 2026135
21 Sep 2026155
28 Sep 20261,554
5 Oct 20261,092
12 Oct 2026990
19 Oct 2026347
26 Oct 20261,152
2 Nov 202643

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 57% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.82.3
Authormemberful
Added21 Oct 2013
Last updated26 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunity & Social > Membership Sites & Subscriptions
Tagsstripe, paywall, membership, subscriptions, Recurring payments

Other plugins by this author: Verify domain for Apple Pay with Stripe

Questions

Is Memberful still maintained?

Yes. Last release 26 Oct 2026, 29 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Memberful, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer memberful since Oct 2013.

Was Memberful removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Memberful safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.82.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Memberful update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.82.3. 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 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue