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Taboola

by Taboola · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Taboola is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Taboola
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
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
Michelle.l9 Jun 2014 to 27 Jun 2019, 42 commits
taboolawordpress24 Aug 2022 to 24 Sep 2025, 41 commits
iamhrsrv29 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025, 1 commits
vivektaboola21 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 2026, 4 commits

New committer vivektaboola made a first commit on 21 Aug 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Taboola
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20253
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
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
24 Jul 2023Taboola <= 2.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update4.3<= 2.0.120.2n/a

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

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Taboola
4 May 202626
11 May 202645
18 May 202651
25 May 202656
1 Jun 202637
8 Jun 202653
15 Jun 202639
22 Jun 202624
29 Jun 202637
6 Jul 202662
13 Jul 2026111
20 Jul 202664
27 Jul 202656
3 Aug 202688
10 Aug 202666
17 Aug 2026625
24 Aug 2026243
31 Aug 2026136
7 Sep 2026141
14 Sep 2026154
21 Sep 2026148
28 Sep 2026123
5 Oct 2026107
12 Oct 2026105
19 Oct 2026125
26 Oct 2026124
2 Nov 202622

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version3.1.0
AuthorTaboola
Added9 Jun 2014
Last updated21 Aug 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsads, taboola, discovery, ad networks, content recommendations

Other plugins by this author: Taboola Pixel, Taboola Pixel for WooCommerce

Questions

Is Taboola still maintained?

Taboola was last updated on 21 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Taboola safe?

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

Who owns Taboola?

The wordpress.org author is Taboola. Recent committers: vivektaboola, iamhrsrv, taboolawordpress, Michelle.l, plugin-master. New committer vivektaboola made a first commit on 21 Aug 2026.

What can I use instead of Taboola?

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

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