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Rank Math SEO

Rank Math SEO - AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings
by Rank Math SEO · 4,000,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Nov 2026, 60 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

84/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Rank Math SEO
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
Support82
Reputation75

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Rank Math SEO still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 60 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Rank Math SEO, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer rankmath since May 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Rank Math SEO removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Rank Math SEO safe?
36 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.0.277). Not on the exploited list. 27 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Rank Math SEO update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.281. No one-star spike after it. 3 Nov 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. 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
MyThemeShop19 Nov 2018 to 28 Aug 2019, 53 commits
rankmath28 May 2019 to 3 Nov 2026, 629 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
yesterday
Releases, 24 months
60
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Rank Math SEO
Q1 20240
Q2 202429
Q3 20247
Q4 20247
Q1 20257
Q2 20256
Q3 20259
Q4 20258
Q1 20267
Q2 20268
Q3 20269
Q4 20262

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 4.5 (31 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating fell from 4.7 to 4.3 between Q3 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star7083
4 star144
3 star53
2 star44
1 star197
Latest low reviews

Security record

21 vulnerabilities in 24 months (36 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.0.277).

Show 36 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
27 Oct 2026Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.276 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution8.8<= 1.0.2761.0.277Patched before disclosure
14 Oct 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.280 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated SEO Data Deletion5.3< 1.0.2801.0.280Patched before disclosure
8 Oct 2026Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.279 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection4.9<= 1.0.2791.0.280Patched before disclosure
8 Oct 2026Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.279 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload7.2<= 1.0.2791.0.280Patched before disclosure
8 Oct 2026Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.279 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.0.2791.0.280Patched before disclosure
3 Sep 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) SEO Object Updates4.3< 1.0.2771.0.277Patched before disclosure
2 Sep 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Missing Authorization4.3< 1.0.2771.0.277Patched before disclosure
2 Sep 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Authenticated (Author+) Information Exposure4.3< 1.0.2771.0.277Patched before disclosure
2 Sep 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3< 1.0.2771.0.277Patched before disclosure
31 Aug 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Post/User Meta Overwrite4.3< 1.0.2771.0.277Patched before disclosure
31 Aug 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277.1 - Unauthenticated Password-Protected Post Content Disclosure5.3< 1.0.277.11.0.277.1Patched before disclosure
29 Aug 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings < 1.0.277 - Missing Authorization2.7< 1.0.2771.0.277Patched before disclosure
27 Aug 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.276 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution8.8<= 1.0.2761.0.277Patched before disclosure
31 Jul 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.274.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 1.0.274.11.0.275Patched before disclosure
3 Jun 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.271 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.0.2711.0.271.1Patched before disclosure
28 May 2026Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.271 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Homepage Settings Modification5.3<= 1.0.2711.0.271.1Patched before disclosure
11 Sep 2025Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.252.1 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.0.252.11.0.253Patched before disclosure
11 Sep 2025Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.252.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure4.3<= 1.0.252.11.0.253Patched before disclosure
12 Feb 2025Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.235 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Rank Math API6.4<= 1.0.2351.0.236Patched before disclosure
12 Feb 2025Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.235 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Schema Deletion4.3<= 1.0.2351.0.236Patched before disclosure
22 Nov 2024Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.231 - .htaccess File Manipulation to Remote Code Execution7.2<= 1.0.2311.0.232Patched before disclosure
4 Oct 2024Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection7.2<= 1.0.2281.0.229Patched before disclosure
4 Oct 2024Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings <= 1.0.228 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated User and Term Metadata Insert, Update, and Delete6.5<= 1.0.2281.0.229Patched before disclosure
11 Jun 2024Rank Math SEO <= 1.0.218 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.0.2181.0.219Patched before disclosure
15 May 2024Rank Math SEO with AI Best SEO Tools <= 1.0.218 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.0.2181.0.219-betan/a

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.0.280 (security, escaping).

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

Support

82% of 44 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

4,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Rank Math SEO
4 May 2026134,881
11 May 20261,370,243
18 May 2026432,858
25 May 20261,629,738
1 Jun 2026349,725
8 Jun 20261,379,103
15 Jun 2026309,695
22 Jun 2026227,096
29 Jun 20261,358,950
6 Jul 2026406,813
13 Jul 20261,478,251
20 Jul 2026311,203
27 Jul 20261,419,410
3 Aug 2026407,380
10 Aug 20261,535,999
17 Aug 2026284,240
24 Aug 20262,367,807
31 Aug 20261,478,815
7 Sep 20261,430,995
14 Sep 2026365,890
21 Sep 20261,606,635
28 Sep 2026269,666
5 Oct 20261,523,661
12 Oct 2026295,563
19 Oct 2026250,708
26 Oct 2026212,291
2 Nov 202630,506

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 77% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.0.281
AuthorRank Math SEO
Added19 Nov 2018
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs4,000,000+
Requires WordPress6.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > SEO & Search Optimization
Tagsseo, schema, redirection, xml sitemap, google search console

Other plugins by this author: Instant Indexing for Google

Questions

Is Rank Math SEO still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 60 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Rank Math SEO, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer rankmath since May 2019.

Was Rank Math SEO removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Rank Math SEO safe?

36 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.0.277). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Rank Math SEO update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0.281. No one-star spike after it.

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