Healthy: maintained, last release 21 Oct 2026, 17 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Sokol still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 21 Oct 2026, 17 releases in the last 24 months. 21 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Sokol, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer yummy-wp since Jan 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Sokol removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Sokol safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.5.1). Not on the exploited list. 18 Apr 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Sokol update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.0.14. No one-star spike after it. 21 Oct 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.
| yummy-wp | 17 Jan 2017 to 21 Oct 2026, 215 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 14 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 17
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 6 |
| Q3 2026 | 5 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 21 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.
| 5 star | 20 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Security record
1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.5.1).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2023 | Smart WooCommerce Search <= 2.5.0 - Missing Authorization | 5.4 | <= 2.5.0 | 2.5.1 | 13 |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 144 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 3,419 |
| 18 May 2026 | 4,623 |
| 25 May 2026 | 892 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 427 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 320 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 263 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 221 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 233 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 429 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 193 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 198 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 194 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 208 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 181 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 2,160 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 3,783 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 826 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,216 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,545 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 676 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 418 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 371 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 296 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,272 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 929 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 72 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% below the 27-week average.
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Facts
| Version | 3.0.14 |
|---|---|
| Author | YummyWP |
| Added | 12 Jan 2017 |
| Last updated | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | search, ajax search, search by sku, product search, woocommerce search |
Questions
Is Sokol still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 Oct 2026, 17 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Sokol, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer yummy-wp since Jan 2017.
Was Sokol removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Sokol safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.5.1). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Sokol update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.0.14. No one-star spike after it.