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Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers

by Syed Balkhi · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy2 Warnings

Healthy: vulnerability published 30 Sep 2026, fixed in 1.12.27.

81/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security65
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 30 Sep 2026, fixed in 1.12.27. Update to version 1.12.27 or later.30 Sep 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 30 Sep 2026, fixed in 1.12.27. Update to version 1.12.27 or later.30 Sep 2026Evidence
  • InfoSEC-36 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence
  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
seedprod3 Jul 2019 to 13 Nov 2024, 138 commits
nickkimuliam9 Jul 2025 to 4 Nov 2026, 32 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
36 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.3.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers
Q1 20245
Q2 20242
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20264
Q4 20260

Last release 29 Sep 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
30 Sep 2026Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.26 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3<= 1.12.261.12.270
30 Sep 2026Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.26 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect4.7<= 1.12.261.12.270
21 Nov 2025Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.20 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.12.201.12.210
18 Nov 2025Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress – Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers <= 1.12.19 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.12.191.12.210
19 Jun 2025Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.18 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 1.12.181.12.1961
11 Mar 2025Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.16 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.12.161.12.170
22 Aug 2024Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.16 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.12.161.12.1736
22 Jun 2024Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress – Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers <= 1.12.13 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.12.131.12.140
10 May 2024Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.4 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.12.41.12.50
22 Apr 2024Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.7 - Unauthenticated IP Spoofing5.3<= 1.12.71.12.11n/a
29 Feb 2024Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.12.51.12.71
29 Oct 2023Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.12.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 1.12.01.12.20
12 Jan 2023Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress <= 1.11.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode7.4<= 1.11.21.11.30

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers
Q4 20233.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q4 20255.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star29
4 star1
3 star2
2 star3
1 star8
Latest low reviews

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers
4 May 2026704
11 May 20261,311
18 May 20262,763
25 May 20261,208
1 Jun 20261,089
8 Jun 2026944
15 Jun 202610,462
22 Jun 20261,970
29 Jun 20261,538
6 Jul 20262,996
13 Jul 20261,187
20 Jul 2026968
27 Jul 202610,550
3 Aug 20263,136
10 Aug 2026984
17 Aug 20261,020
24 Aug 2026921
31 Aug 202610,317
7 Sep 20261,877
14 Sep 20262,578
21 Sep 20261,724
28 Sep 202611,147
5 Oct 20264,094
12 Oct 20261,214
19 Oct 20261,390
26 Oct 20261,219
2 Nov 2026160

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 66% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.12.27
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added9 Sep 2018
Last updated29 Sep 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.3.3
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Email Marketing & Campaigns
TagsLoyalty, contests, giveaways, competition, sweepstakes

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Questions

Is Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers still maintained?

Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers was last updated on 29 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers safe?

Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 6 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers?

The wordpress.org author is Syed Balkhi. Recent committers: nickkimuliam, seedprod, bizevolv, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress - Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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