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QA Assistants - Driven by data

by QuarkA · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy3 Warnings

Healthy: vulnerability published 22 Oct 2026, fixed in 5.3.0.2.

85/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for QA Assistants - Driven by data
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security75
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 22 Oct 2026, fixed in 5.3.0.2. Update to version 5.3.0.2 or later.22 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 7 Oct 2026, fixed in 5.3.0.1. Update to version 5.3.0.1 or later.7 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 11 Aug 2026, fixed in 5.2.0.1. Update to version 5.2.0.1 or later.11 Aug 2026Evidence
  • InfoSEC-33 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master31 Jul 2020 to 31 Jul 2020, 1 commits
quarka19 Aug 2020 to 22 Oct 2026, 184 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
13 days ago
Releases, 24 months
14
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for QA Assistants - Driven by data
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20256
Q1 20263
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20262

Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Oct 2026QA Assistants – Driven by data <= 5.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 5.3.0.15.3.0.20
7 Oct 2026QA Assistants – Driven by data <= 5.3.0.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure4.3<= 5.3.0.05.3.0.10
11 Aug 2026QA Assistants – Driven by data <= 5.2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution9.8<= 5.2.0.05.2.0.10
9 Oct 2024QA Analytics <= 4.1.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Update5.3<= 4.1.1.14.1.1.2n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 8 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for QA Assistants - Driven by data
4 May 202679
11 May 2026128
18 May 202692
25 May 202697
1 Jun 202673
8 Jun 202690
15 Jun 202652
22 Jun 202644
29 Jun 202669
6 Jul 202664
13 Jul 202662
20 Jul 202675
27 Jul 20261,119
3 Aug 2026235
10 Aug 2026184
17 Aug 2026144
24 Aug 2026112
31 Aug 2026116
7 Sep 20261,176
14 Sep 2026236
21 Sep 2026188
28 Sep 2026196
5 Oct 20261,289
12 Oct 2026228
19 Oct 20261,279
26 Oct 2026418
2 Nov 202636

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 68% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

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Facts

Version5.3.0.2
AuthorQuarkA
Added19 Aug 2020
Last updated22 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryAnalytics & Reporting > Traffic & Visitor Analytics
Tagsheatmap, insights, analytics, assistants, privacy friendly

Questions

Is QA Assistants - Driven by data still maintained?

QA Assistants - Driven by data was last updated on 22 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is QA Assistants - Driven by data safe?

QA Assistants - Driven by data has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 3 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns QA Assistants - Driven by data?

The wordpress.org author is QuarkA. Recent committers: quarka, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of QA Assistants - Driven by data?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Post Views Counter, Page Visits Counter - Lite, GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPress, Matomo Analytics - Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress, Microsoft Clarity.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews, Wordfence Intelligence.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue