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Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens

by Goran87 · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
Goran8729 Oct 2015 to 11 Apr 2025, 115 commits
petervukovic11 Jul 2025 to 11 Oct 2026, 7 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
24 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 11 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.9 from 39 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star37
4 star0
3 star1
2 star1
1 star0

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens
4 May 202621
11 May 2026398
18 May 2026569
25 May 2026165
1 Jun 2026112
8 Jun 2026117
15 Jun 202692
22 Jun 202679
29 Jun 202685
6 Jul 202687
13 Jul 202673
20 Jul 202682
27 Jul 202684
3 Aug 202690
10 Aug 202689
17 Aug 2026107
24 Aug 202678
31 Aug 202676
7 Sep 202695
14 Sep 2026108
21 Sep 202694
28 Sep 2026104
5 Oct 2026438
12 Oct 2026537
19 Oct 2026264
26 Oct 2026315
2 Nov 202650

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 79% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.3.7
AuthorGoran87
Added29 Oct 2015
Last updated11 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsreferral, affiliate, ecommerce, woocommerce, refer a friend

Other plugins by this author: Swifty Image Widget, Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens, Votely by WPGens

Questions

Is Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens still maintained?

Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens was last updated on 11 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens safe?

Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens?

The wordpress.org author is Goran87. Recent committers: petervukovic, Goran87, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens?

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

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