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FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by

FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by TrustPulse - Best WordPress FOMO Plugin
by Syed Balkhi · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by still maintained?
No. Last release 11 Aug 2025, over 1 year ago. 11 Aug 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mattawesomemotive since Sep 2023. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.5. No one-star spike after it. 11 Aug 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 14 months (last release 11 Aug 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.11 Aug 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master16 May 2019 to 16 May 2019, 1 commits
trustpulse16 May 2019 to 21 May 2019, 5 commits
dvinson1 Oct 2020 to 24 Aug 2021, 4 commits
jtsternberg4 Apr 2022 to 13 Feb 2023, 8 commits
thebrandonallen17 May 2023 to 17 May 2023, 1 commits
mattawesomemotive19 Sep 2023 to 11 Aug 2025, 23 commits

6 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
15 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by
Q1 20244
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 11 Aug 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Average rating per quarter for FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by
Q1 20243.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20253.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star31
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star4
Latest low reviews

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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 FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by
4 May 2026174
11 May 2026390
18 May 2026375
25 May 2026394
1 Jun 2026353
8 Jun 2026370
15 Jun 2026358
22 Jun 2026310
29 Jun 2026287
6 Jul 2026285
13 Jul 2026277
20 Jul 2026296
27 Jul 2026336
3 Aug 2026334
10 Aug 2026282
17 Aug 2026301
24 Aug 2026367
31 Aug 2026399
7 Sep 2026351
14 Sep 2026458
21 Sep 2026448
28 Sep 2026562
5 Oct 2026378
12 Oct 2026409
19 Oct 2026527
26 Oct 2026506
2 Nov 2026114

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.2.5
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added16 May 2019
Last updated11 Aug 2025
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress3.5.1
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.3
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsfomo, ecommerce, membership, woocommerce, social proof

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Questions

Is FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by still maintained?

No. Last release 11 Aug 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer mattawesomemotive since Sep 2023.

Was FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.5. No one-star spike after it.

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