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Simple Catalog for WooCommerce

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

Healthy: maintained, last release 18 May 2026, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.

Sub-scores for Simple Catalog for WooCommerce
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Simple Catalog for WooCommerce still maintained?
Yes. Last release 18 May 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 18 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Simple Catalog for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ahortin since Jul 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Simple Catalog for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Simple Catalog for WooCommerce safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Simple Catalog for WooCommerce update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.0. No one-star spike after it. 14 Feb 2024 · 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
ahortin2 Jul 2016 to 18 May 2026, 32 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Simple Catalog for WooCommerce
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 18 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Catalog for WooCommerce
4 May 202616
11 May 202641
18 May 202665
25 May 202659
1 Jun 202645
8 Jun 202657
15 Jun 202640
22 Jun 202636
29 Jun 202641
6 Jul 202641
13 Jul 202643
20 Jul 202647
27 Jul 202659
3 Aug 202676
10 Aug 202666
17 Aug 202682
24 Aug 202673
31 Aug 202653
7 Sep 202662
14 Sep 202677
21 Sep 202673
28 Sep 202675
5 Oct 202685
12 Oct 202683
19 Oct 202698
26 Oct 2026103
2 Nov 202617

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 26% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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

ELEX WooCommerce Catalog ModeScore 100 · 10,000+YITH WooCommerce Catalog ModeScore 96 · 60,000+

Facts

Version1.5.0
AuthorAnthony Hortin
Added2 Jul 2016
Last updated18 May 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagscatalog, commerce, catalogue, ecommerce, woocommerce

Other plugins by this author: Breadcrumbs for WooCommerce, Pride Codes

Questions

Is Simple Catalog for WooCommerce still maintained?

Yes. Last release 18 May 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Simple Catalog for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ahortin since Jul 2016.

Was Simple Catalog for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Simple Catalog for WooCommerce safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Simple Catalog for WooCommerce update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.5.0. No one-star spike after it.

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