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Subscribe to Comments

by Mark Jaquith · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 6 Oct 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Subscribe to Comments
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Subscribe to Comments still maintained?
Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 6 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Subscribe to Comments, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer markjaquith since Jun 2005. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Subscribe to Comments removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Subscribe to Comments safe?
7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.3). Not on the exploited list. 20 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Subscribe to Comments update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.3. No one-star spike after it. 6 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.

Committers and their active periods
markjaquith10 Jun 2005 to 6 Oct 2026, 179 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2005.

Maintenance

Last release
28 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Subscribe to Comments
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.9.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star3
3 star1
2 star1
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months (7 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.3.3).

Show 7 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Oct 2026Subscribe to Comments 2.3 - 2.3.2 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Email Header Injection4.32.3 to 2.3.22.3.3Patched before disclosure
13 Oct 2026Subscribe to Comments <= 2.3.2 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3<= 2.3.22.3.3Patched before disclosure
9 Oct 2026Subscribe to Comments <= 2.3.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.3.22.3.3Patched before disclosure
6 Aug 2026Subscribe to Comments <= 2.3.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4<= 2.3.1Not affectedn/a
29 Oct 2024Subscribe to Comments <= 2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.32.3.1Patched before disclosure
15 Jul 2015Subscribe to Comments <= 2.1.2 - Local File Includion7.2<= 2.1.22.3Patched before disclosure
17 Sep 2006Subscribe to Comments <= 2.0.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.0.72.0.8Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.3.2 (security, vulnerability, escaping, sanitize); 2.3.3 (security, vulnerability, nonce, escaping).

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

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Subscribe to Comments
4 May 202659
11 May 202690
18 May 202687
25 May 2026103
1 Jun 2026173
8 Jun 2026247
15 Jun 2026106
22 Jun 202679
29 Jun 2026103
6 Jul 2026115
13 Jul 202686
20 Jul 2026119
27 Jul 2026115
3 Aug 2026189
10 Aug 2026126
17 Aug 2026134
24 Aug 2026109
31 Aug 2026116
7 Sep 2026115
14 Sep 2026172
21 Sep 2026173
28 Sep 2026181
5 Oct 20263,068
12 Oct 202610,800
19 Oct 2026709
26 Oct 2026883
2 Nov 202671

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 359% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version2.3.3
AuthorMark Jaquith
Added9 Jun 2005
Last updated6 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
Tagsemail, comments, subscription

Other plugins by this author: Page Links To, Login Logo, WP Help, Hotfix, Nice Search, Manual Control for Jetpack, Menu Humility, Subpage Listing, Category Checklist Expander, Markdown on Save, Scheduled Post Guardian, Redirect Old Slugs

Questions

Is Subscribe to Comments still maintained?

Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Subscribe to Comments, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer markjaquith since Jun 2005.

Was Subscribe to Comments removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Subscribe to Comments safe?

7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Subscribe to Comments update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.3.3. No one-star spike after it.

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