Welcome Mat
Limited data: Welcome Mat has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Welcome Mat still maintained?
- No. Last release 13 Jul 2020, over 6 years ago. 13 Jul 2020 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Welcome Mat, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Welcome Mat removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Welcome Mat safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Welcome Mat update safe to install?
- Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version. Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 6 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 5.4 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
Last release 13 Jul 2020. Tested up to 5.4, 17 major versions behind WordPress 7.1. Release history builds as we see new versions.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bas Schuiling |
| Added | 2 Aug 2016 |
| Last updated | 13 Jul 2020 |
| Active installs | 10+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.8 |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | newsletter, welcome mat, list builder, mailing list, subscription |
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Questions
Is Welcome Mat still maintained?
No. Last release 13 Jul 2020, over 6 years ago.
Who owns Welcome Mat, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was Welcome Mat removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Welcome Mat safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Welcome Mat update safe to install?
Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version.