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Reviews Feed

Reviews Feed - Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More
by Syed Balkhi · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Nov 2026, 37 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Reviews Feed
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Reviews Feed still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 37 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Reviews Feed, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer AhmedGeek since Apr 2024. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Reviews Feed removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Reviews Feed safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.6.5). Not on the exploited list. 29 Jun 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Reviews Feed update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.17.0. No one-star spike after it. 4 Nov 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.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master23 Mar 2023 to 23 Mar 2023, 1 commits
Craig at Smash Balloon23 Mar 2023 to 6 Mar 2025, 14 commits
nabilsmashballoon2 Aug 2023 to 29 May 2025, 8 commits
AhmedGeek25 Apr 2024 to 16 Sep 2026, 62 commits
alexopen26 Feb 2026 to 4 Nov 2026, 16 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
37
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Reviews Feed
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20267
Q2 202612
Q3 202610
Q4 20265

Last release 4 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 4.0 (4 reviews). Lifetime: 4.3.

Average rating per quarter for Reviews Feed
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20244.0
Q1 20253.7
Q2 20253.0
Q3 20253.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20263.7
Q3 20264.2

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 4.2 between Q2 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star28
4 star1
3 star2
2 star0
1 star5
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.6.5).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Jun 2026Reviews Feed <= 2.6.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution6.5<= 2.6.42.6.5Patched before disclosure
26 Aug 2024Reviews Feed - Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More <= 1.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.1.21.2.0Patched before disclosure
26 Aug 2024Reviews Feed - Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More <= 1.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update4.3<= 1.1.21.2.0Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.17.0 (security); 2.10.0 (security); 2.12.0 (security); 2.16.0 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Reviews Feed
4 May 20263,264
11 May 202639,857
18 May 202647,428
25 May 20269,318
1 Jun 202639,004
8 Jun 202641,976
15 Jun 202640,843
22 Jun 202639,050
29 Jun 202643,318
6 Jul 202646,763
13 Jul 202646,254
20 Jul 202641,650
27 Jul 202644,280
3 Aug 202615,190
10 Aug 202646,217
17 Aug 20267,325
24 Aug 202638,717
31 Aug 202610,453
7 Sep 20266,095
14 Sep 202674,702
21 Sep 202643,612
28 Sep 202641,599
5 Oct 202646,585
12 Oct 202640,748
19 Oct 202610,525
26 Oct 202645,445
2 Nov 202610,484

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

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Facts

Version2.17.0
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added23 Mar 2023
Last updated4 Nov 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress4.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsYelp, reviews, testimonials, Google Reviews, google business

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Questions

Is Reviews Feed still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 37 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Reviews Feed, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer AhmedGeek since Apr 2024.

Was Reviews Feed removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Reviews Feed safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.6.5). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Reviews Feed update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.17.0. No one-star spike after it.

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