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Simple Membership Custom Messages

by wp.insider · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Simple Membership Custom Messages is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple Membership Custom Messages
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
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
wp.insider8 Nov 2014 to 21 Aug 2026, 46 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simple Membership Custom Messages
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Aug 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
18 Jan 2025Simple Membership Custom Messages <= 2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.42.50

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 4 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Membership Custom Messages
4 May 202675
11 May 2026132
18 May 2026144
25 May 2026151
1 Jun 2026134
8 Jun 2026123
15 Jun 2026114
22 Jun 2026106
29 Jun 2026123
6 Jul 2026109
13 Jul 2026122
20 Jul 2026131
27 Jul 2026132
3 Aug 2026152
10 Aug 2026137
17 Aug 2026191
24 Aug 2026163
31 Aug 2026131
7 Sep 2026127
14 Sep 2026150
21 Sep 2026149
28 Sep 2026183
5 Oct 2026161
12 Oct 2026169
19 Oct 2026285
26 Oct 2026228
2 Nov 202634

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 25% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Simple Membership After Login RedirectionScore 91 · 10,000+My Private Site - Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration SpamScore 91 · 10,000+Simple Membership Form ShortcodeScore 91 · 2,000+SureMembers - Membership & Content Restriction PluginScore 91 · 2,000+Groups 404 RedirectScore 91 · 1,000+

Facts

Version2.6
Authorwp.insider
Added8 Nov 2014
Last updated21 Aug 2026
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunity & Social > Membership Sites & Subscriptions
Tagsusers, custom, message, membership, protection message

Other plugins by this author: Simple Membership, Simple Membership After Login Redirection, Affiliates Manager, Simple Membership WP user Import, Simple Membership Form Shortcode, Payment Gateway for PayPal Pro, PayPal Checkout & Subscriptions for WooCommerce, Simple Membership MailChimp Integration, Payment Gateway Braintree WooCommerce, Affiliates Manager Paid Membership Pro Integration, Affiliates Manager MailChimp Integration, Affiliates Manager and Sell Digital Downloads, Affiliates Manager MailPoet Integration

Questions

Is Simple Membership Custom Messages still maintained?

Simple Membership Custom Messages was last updated on 21 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simple Membership Custom Messages safe?

Simple Membership Custom Messages has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Simple Membership Custom Messages?

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

What can I use instead of Simple Membership Custom Messages?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Simple Membership After Login Redirection, My Private Site - Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration Spam, Simple Membership Form Shortcode, SureMembers - Membership & Content Restriction Plugin, Groups 404 Redirect.

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