Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Give still maintained?
- No. Last release 1 Oct 2025, over 1 year ago. 1 Oct 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Give, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer givewp since Oct 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Give removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Give safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Give update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 1 Oct 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| paystack | 8 Jul 2018 to 2 Sep 2024, 18 commits |
|---|---|
| givewp | 1 Oct 2025 to 1 Oct 2025, 1 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 1 Oct 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
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.
| 4 May 2026 | 35 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 89 |
| 18 May 2026 | 74 |
| 25 May 2026 | 90 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 106 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 63 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 80 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 74 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 70 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 70 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 80 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 105 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 185 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 88 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 95 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 91 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 73 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 87 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 92 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 103 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 95 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 100 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 97 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 129 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 133 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 23 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 8% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | paystack |
| Added | 8 Jul 2018 |
| Last updated | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | givewp, donation, paystack, donations, donation plugin |
Other plugins by this author: Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway, Paystack Add-On for Gravity Forms, Paystack MemberPress, Paystack for The Events Calendar, Paystack Gateway for Sprout Invoices, WPJobster Paystack Gateway
Questions
Is Give still maintained?
No. Last release 1 Oct 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Give, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer givewp since Oct 2025.
Was Give removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Give safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Give update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.0.0. No one-star spike after it.