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Meta Tag Manager

by Marcus (aka @msykes) · 70,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Meta Tag Manager is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Meta Tag Manager
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation85

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
netweblogic1 Apr 2009 to 1 Nov 2022, 62 commits
msykes1 Apr 2023 to 3 Dec 2025, 13 commits
pixelitemedia23 May 2026 to 24 Sep 2026, 2 commits

New committer pixelitemedia made a first commit on 23 May 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
41 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Meta Tag Manager
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 24 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
1 Oct 2025Meta Tag Manager <= 3.2 - Open Redirect4.7<= 3.23.30
31 Jan 2025Meta Tag Manager <= 3.1 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 3.13.222
27 Mar 2024Meta Tag Manager <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection8.8<= 3.0.23.17
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.1<= 2.0.22.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Meta Tag Manager
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star77
4 star2
3 star1
2 star1
1 star3

Momentum

70,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Meta Tag Manager
4 May 2026551
11 May 20261,756
18 May 20261,280
25 May 20261,091
1 Jun 20261,002
8 Jun 2026909
15 Jun 2026880
22 Jun 2026893
29 Jun 2026842
6 Jul 2026854
13 Jul 2026851
20 Jul 2026958
27 Jul 2026946
3 Aug 2026871
10 Aug 2026873
17 Aug 2026913
24 Aug 2026894
31 Aug 2026943
7 Sep 2026828
14 Sep 2026898
21 Sep 20261,058
28 Sep 2026880
5 Oct 2026887
12 Oct 2026790
19 Oct 20261,264
26 Oct 20261,117
2 Nov 2026129

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version3.3
AuthorMarcus (aka @msykes)
Added1 Apr 2009
Last updated24 Sep 2026
Active installs70,000+
Requires WordPress3.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > SEO & Search Optimization
Tagsseo, meta, tags, meta tags, open graph

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Questions

Is Meta Tag Manager still maintained?

Meta Tag Manager was last updated on 24 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Meta Tag Manager safe?

Meta Tag Manager has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Meta Tag Manager?

The wordpress.org author is Marcus (aka @msykes). Recent committers: pixelitemedia, msykes, netweblogic, plugin-master. New committer pixelitemedia made a first commit on 23 May 2026.

What can I use instead of Meta Tag Manager?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: ThinkRank SEO - AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console, Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google, XML Sitemap Generator for Google, The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless., CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance.

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