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Wise Chat

by Marcin · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: released 11 days ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.

86/ 100Healthy
Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Wise Chat
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Active signals

Open issues right now, with links to the source.

  • InfoSEC-35 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

History: 8 past vulnerabilities, all patched. Patched issues are listed in the Security record, not here.

Quick answers

Is Wise Chat still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 Oct 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 25 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Wise Chat, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer marcin.lawrowski since Dec 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Wise Chat removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Wise Chat safe?
8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.4.4). Not on the exploited list. 5 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Wise Chat update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.4.5. No one-star spike after it. 25 Oct 2026 · Release history

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
marcin.lawrowski6 Dec 2014 to 25 Oct 2026, 121 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
11 days ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.2 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Wise Chat
Q1 20241
Q2 20242
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20253
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20264

Last release 25 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Resolved, last 2 months
0%
Threads, last 2 months
1

Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.

Security record

5 vulnerabilities in 24 months (8 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 3.4.4).

Show 8 patched vulnerabilities
DateIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Oct 2026Missing Authorization4.3<= 3.4.33.4.47
8 Sep 2026Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection8.1<= 3.4.23.4.329
18 Aug 2026Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 3.4.13.4.249
16 Jun 2025Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via X-Forwarded-For Header7.2<= 3.3.43.3.5Before disclosure
16 May 2025Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure Through Unprotected Directory7.5<= 3.3.23.3.4Before disclosure
9 May 2023Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 3.1.33.1.4Before disclosure
9 Jul 2020CSV Injection5.5<= 2.8.32.8.4Before disclosure
25 Jan 2019Reverse Tabnabbing6.1< 2.72.7Before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.4.1 (XSS); 3.4.2 (XSS); 3.4.3 (security); 3.4.5 (security).

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

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Last 90 days vs lifetime average rating for Wise Chat
Last 90 daysNo reviews
Lifetime4.4
Rating distribution
5 star81
4 star9
3 star2
2 star5
1 star8

Momentum

Active installs
4,000+
Downloads, last full week
2,297
Weekly downloads, last 26 complete weeks
Weekly downloads for Wise Chat
4 May 2026100
11 May 2026254
18 May 2026246
25 May 2026276
1 Jun 2026222
8 Jun 2026239
15 Jun 2026206
22 Jun 2026185
29 Jun 2026172
6 Jul 2026181
13 Jul 2026175
20 Jul 2026217
27 Jul 2026315
3 Aug 2026325
10 Aug 2026263
17 Aug 2026289
24 Aug 2026267
31 Aug 2026278
7 Sep 2026464
14 Sep 20262,256
21 Sep 2026860
28 Sep 2026626
5 Oct 20264,276
12 Oct 20262,463
19 Oct 20261,160
26 Oct 20262,297

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 256% above the 26-week average.

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Facts

Version
3.4.5
Author
Marcin
Added
6 Dec 2014
Last updated
25 Oct 2026
Active installs
4,000+
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
7.2
Requires PHP
7.4
Category
Communication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services
Tags
chat, social, AI chat, webchat, gpt chat

Other plugins by this author: Wise Analytics

Questions about Wise Chat

Is Wise Chat still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 Oct 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Wise Chat, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer marcin.lawrowski since Dec 2014.

Was Wise Chat removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Wise Chat safe?

8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.4.4). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Wise Chat update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.4.5. No one-star spike after it.

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