Improved External Products for
Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Improved External Products for still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Improved External Products for, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer wpovernight since Apr 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Improved External Products for removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Improved External Products for safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Improved External Products for update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.6.9. No one-star spike after it. 12 May 2025 · 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.
| pomegranate | 19 Jun 2018 to 22 Jan 2020, 10 commits |
|---|---|
| wpovernight | 2 Apr 2020 to 13 Aug 2026, 31 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2012.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.
| 5 star | 16 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 7 |
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
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 36 |
| 18 May 2026 | 13 |
| 25 May 2026 | 38 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 34 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 32 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 23 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 22 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 23 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 21 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 28 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 28 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 38 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 56 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 84 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 64 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 55 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 50 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 53 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 54 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 68 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 61 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 77 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 83 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 101 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 97 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 22 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 61% above the 27-week average.
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 | 1.6.9 |
|---|---|
| Author | WP Overnight |
| Added | 29 Dec 2012 |
| Last updated | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | link, affiliate, woocommerce, external product, external/affiliate |
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Questions
Is Improved External Products for still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Improved External Products for, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpovernight since Apr 2020.
Was Improved External Products for removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Improved External Products for safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Improved External Products for update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.6.9. No one-star spike after it.