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Sugar Calendar

Sugar Calendar - Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform
by Syed Balkhi · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Nov 2026, 25 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

94/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Sugar Calendar
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Sugar Calendar still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 25 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Sugar Calendar, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer land0r made a first commit on 15 Oct 2026. 15 Oct 2026 · SVN log
Was Sugar Calendar removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Sugar Calendar safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.10.0). Not on the exploited list. 5 Jan 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Sugar Calendar update safe to install?
Caution. Ownership change before 3.17.0: new committer land0r made a first commit on 15 Oct 2026. No one-star spike after it. 4 Nov 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
mordauk5 Oct 2012 to 10 Jan 2020, 16 commits
johnjamesjacoby14 Feb 2019 to 31 Aug 2021, 61 commits
BrashRebel27 Feb 2020 to 7 Apr 2020, 18 commits
capuderg30 May 2024 to 3 Oct 2025, 11 commits
donmhico4 Jul 2024 to 8 Oct 2026, 25 commits
spiettojo30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2025, 2 commits
land0r15 Oct 2026 to 4 Nov 2026, 2 commits

New committer land0r made a first commit on 15 Oct 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
25
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Sugar Calendar
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20245
Q4 20242
Q1 20253
Q2 20255
Q3 20254
Q4 20253
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20264
Q4 20263

Last release 4 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.5.

Average rating per quarter for Sugar Calendar
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q1 20262.5
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star20
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 3.10.0).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Jan 2026Sugar Calendar (Lite) <= 3.9.1 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 3.9.13.10.0Patched before disclosure
19 Nov 2024Sugar Calendar (Lite) <= 3.3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.3.03.4.0Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.11.1 (security); 3.12.0 (security); 3.13.0 (security); 3.14.0 (security).

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

Support

100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Sugar Calendar
4 May 2026542
11 May 20261,133
18 May 20265,895
25 May 20261,896
1 Jun 20261,407
8 Jun 20261,379
15 Jun 20261,180
22 Jun 20261,102
29 Jun 20261,329
6 Jul 20261,183
13 Jul 202610,507
20 Jul 20262,495
27 Jul 20261,471
3 Aug 20261,533
10 Aug 20261,164
17 Aug 20267,909
24 Aug 20261,911
31 Aug 20261,580
7 Sep 20261,466
14 Sep 20267,964
21 Sep 20262,271
28 Sep 20262,102
5 Oct 20268,667
12 Oct 20269,592
19 Oct 20263,060
26 Oct 20262,787
2 Nov 2026321

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

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Facts

Version3.17.0
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added5 Oct 2012
Last updated4 Nov 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryBookings & Scheduling > Event Management & Ticketing
Tagsevents, calendar, Event Tickets, event calendar, event management

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Questions

Is Sugar Calendar still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 25 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Sugar Calendar, and has it changed hands?

Changed. New committer land0r made a first commit on 15 Oct 2026.

Was Sugar Calendar removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Sugar Calendar safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.10.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Sugar Calendar update safe to install?

Caution. Ownership change before 3.17.0: new committer land0r made a first commit on 15 Oct 2026. No one-star spike after it.

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