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WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7

by invisnet · 700+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
At risk1 Critical1 Warning

At risk: no release in 26 months (last release 12 Sep 2024).

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 still maintained?
No. Last release 12 Sep 2024, over 2 years ago. 12 Sep 2024 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 13 Nov 2022 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 26 months (last release 12 Sep 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.12 Sep 2025Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11, 5 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master16 Apr 2019 to 16 Apr 2019, 1 commits
invisnet17 Apr 2019 to 12 Sep 2024, 23 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
2 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.6 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 12 Sep 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

700+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

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Facts

Version2.0.0
Authorinvisnet
Added18 Apr 2019
Last updated12 Sep 2024
Active installs700+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to6.6.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsspam, fail2ban, security, ClassicPress, contact form 7

Other plugins by this author: WP fail2ban - Advanced Security, WP fail2ban Blocklist, WP fail2ban Add-on for Gravity Forms, WP Page Tree, WP REST API Security, WP Mercurial, Gopherduct, WP Autoload, WP PGP email

Questions

Is WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 still maintained?

No. Last release 12 Sep 2024, over 2 years ago.

Who owns WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it.

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