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Nextend Social Login and Register

by Nextendweb · 200,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 28 Jul 2026, 10 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Nextend Social Login and Register
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security90
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Nextend Social Login and Register still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 Jul 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 28 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Nextend Social Login and Register, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer nextendweb since Sep 2012. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Nextend Social Login and Register removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Nextend Social Login and Register safe?
6 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.1.22). Not on the exploited list. 27 Nov 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Nextend Social Login and Register update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.1.26. No one-star spike after it. 28 Jul 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
nextendweb25 Sep 2012 to 25 Aug 2026, 337 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Nextend Social Login and Register
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20252
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 28 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Nextend Social Login and Register
Q2 20245.0
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
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star427
4 star8
3 star2
2 star2
1 star8

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (6 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.1.22).

Show 6 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
27 Nov 2025Nextend Social Login and Register <= 3.1.21 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Unlink User Social Login4.3<= 3.1.213.1.22Patched before disclosure
22 Sep 2025Nextend Facebook Connect <= 3.1.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 3.1.193.1.208
1 Mar 2024Nextend Social Login and Register <= 3.1.12 - Reflected Self-Based Cross-Site Scripting via error_description5.4<= 3.1.123.1.13Patched before disclosure
15 Mar 2016Nextend Facebook Connect <= 1.5.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 1.5.81.5.9707
24 Jun 2015Nextend Social Login and Register <= 1.5.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 1.5.61.5.6972
12 Feb 2014Nextend Social Login and Register <= 1.5.0 - Cross-Site Scripting7.1< 1.5.11.5.11469

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.1.26 (security, CSRF).

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Nextend Social Login and Register
4 May 20266,289
11 May 202611,358
18 May 202617,740
25 May 20269,790
1 Jun 20268,073
8 Jun 20267,991
15 Jun 20267,569
22 Jun 20267,139
29 Jun 20266,831
6 Jul 20266,630
13 Jul 20266,622
20 Jul 20266,438
27 Jul 202663,684
3 Aug 202626,093
10 Aug 202612,830
17 Aug 202610,466
24 Aug 202610,582
31 Aug 202610,182
7 Sep 20268,603
14 Sep 20268,583
21 Sep 20268,484
28 Sep 20268,447
5 Oct 20269,100
12 Oct 20267,538
19 Oct 20269,267
26 Oct 20268,649
2 Nov 20261,439

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.1.26
AuthorNextendweb
Added25 Sep 2012
Last updated28 Jul 2026
Active installs200,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login
Tagsx, google, twitter, facebook, social login

Other plugins by this author: Smart Slider 3, Output Buffer Tester

Questions

Is Nextend Social Login and Register still maintained?

Yes. Last release 28 Jul 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Nextend Social Login and Register, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer nextendweb since Sep 2012.

Was Nextend Social Login and Register removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Nextend Social Login and Register safe?

6 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.1.22). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Nextend Social Login and Register update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.1.26. No one-star spike after it.

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