Order Approval for Woocommerce
Healthy: maintained, last release 7 Jul 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 90 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Order Approval for Woocommerce still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 7 Jul 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 7 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Order Approval for Woocommerce, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer sarankumar since May 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Order Approval for Woocommerce removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Order Approval for Woocommerce safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Order Approval for Woocommerce update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.2.1. No one-star spike after it. 7 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.
| plugin-master | 9 May 2020 to 9 May 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| sarankumar | 9 May 2020 to 23 Mar 2026, 79 commits |
| sevengits | 2 Feb 2024 to 7 Jul 2026, 28 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 6
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 7 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 21 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 75 |
| 18 May 2026 | 122 |
| 25 May 2026 | 82 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 64 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 94 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 65 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 49 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 68 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 707 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 156 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 133 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 121 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 138 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 109 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 130 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 117 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 107 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 95 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 121 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 118 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 124 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 120 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 124 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 157 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 161 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 19 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.2.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Sarankumar |
| Added | 9 May 2020 |
| Last updated | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping > Shopping Cart & Checkout |
| Tags | block payment, approve orders, order approval, manual approval, woocommerce approval |
Other plugins by this author: Notiqoo - Order Notification & Customer Chat for WooCommerce, Checkout Location Picker for WooCommerce, Flexslider for WordPress Native Gallery, Order approval for WCFM, Adminbar Default Menu Manager, Map to Address, Sales Map for Woocommerce, Order Approval with Attachment, Dokan Order Approval
Questions
Is Order Approval for Woocommerce still maintained?
Yes. Last release 7 Jul 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Order Approval for Woocommerce, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer sarankumar since May 2020.
Was Order Approval for Woocommerce removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Order Approval for Woocommerce safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Order Approval for Woocommerce update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.2.1. No one-star spike after it.