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Softaculous

by Softaculous · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Softaculous
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security100
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

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.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master25 Feb 2024 to 25 Feb 2024, 1 commits
softaculous10 Apr 2024 to 17 Jul 2026, 21 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Softaculous
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 17 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 0.0 from 0 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

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

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Softaculous
4 May 2026175
11 May 2026298
18 May 2026301
25 May 2026266
1 Jun 2026280
8 Jun 2026306
15 Jun 2026274
22 Jun 2026258
29 Jun 20267,597
6 Jul 20267,572
13 Jul 20267,744
20 Jul 20261,096
27 Jul 2026814
3 Aug 2026730
10 Aug 2026664
17 Aug 2026612
24 Aug 2026503
31 Aug 2026536
7 Sep 2026535
14 Sep 2026517
21 Sep 2026553
28 Sep 2026496
5 Oct 2026496
12 Oct 2026451
19 Oct 2026594
26 Oct 2026513
2 Nov 2026113

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 67% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.4.1
AuthorSoftaculous
Added10 Apr 2024
Last updated17 Jul 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress4.4
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.3
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagssites, backup, plugins, softaculous, manage sites

Other plugins by this author: Loginizer, Backuply - Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone, SpeedyCache - Cache, Optimization, Performance, GoSMTP - SMTP for WordPress, SiteSEO - SEO Simplified, CookieAdmin - Cookie Consent Banner, Page Builder: Pagelayer - Drag and Drop website builder, FileOrganizer - WordPress File Manager, FormLayer, SocialFeeds, ShareMyPost, Kanbanz

Questions

Is Softaculous still maintained?

Softaculous was last updated on 17 Jul 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Softaculous safe?

Softaculous has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Softaculous?

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

What can I use instead of Softaculous?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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