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WP Job Manager

by Automattic · 70,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 28 Oct 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Job Manager
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Job Manager still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 28 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Job Manager, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer donncha since Oct 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Job Manager removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Job Manager safe?
8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.4.1). Not on the exploited list. 29 Jan 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Job Manager update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.4.9. No one-star spike after it. 28 Oct 2026 · 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.

Committers and their active periods
donncha26 Oct 2016 to 28 Oct 2026, 19 commits
jakeom23 May 2017 to 13 Dec 2022, 66 commits
automattic8 Jul 2019 to 8 Jul 2019, 2 commits
panosktn25 Jul 2019 to 25 Jul 2019, 2 commits
alexsanford116 Aug 2019 to 18 Jul 2022, 8 commits
renathoc15 Dec 2020 to 9 Aug 2021, 3 commits
gikaragia17 Mar 2021 to 30 Apr 2024, 5 commits
fjorgemota2 Mar 2022 to 8 Aug 2024, 2 commits
onubrooks21 Jun 2022 to 21 Jun 2022, 4 commits
aaronfc11 May 2023 to 11 May 2023, 1 commits
mikeyarce12 May 2023 to 1 Aug 2023, 10 commits
yscik84 Oct 2023 to 29 Apr 2024, 8 commits
wpjobmanager5 Oct 2023 to 29 Apr 2024, 8 commits
azaozz4 Feb 2026 to 4 Feb 2026, 1 commits
tellyworth27 Aug 2026 to 27 Aug 2026, 1 commits

New committer tellyworth made a first commit on 27 Aug 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Job Manager
Q1 20243
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20263
Q3 20263
Q4 20262

Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Average rating per quarter for WP Job Manager
Q3 20241.0
Q1 20253.0
Q3 20251.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20264.0

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 4.0 between Q3 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star185
4 star18
3 star6
2 star1
1 star27
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (8 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.4.1).

Show 8 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Jan 2026WP Job Manager <= 2.4.0 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 2.4.02.4.127
7 May 2024WP Job Manager <= 2.2.2 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3<= 2.2.22.3.0Patched before disclosure
5 Jan 2024WP Job Manager <= 2.0.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 2.0.02.1.0Patched before disclosure
5 Jan 2024WP Job Manager <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 2.0.02.1.0Patched before disclosure
7 Jan 2019WP Job Manager <= 1.31.2 - PHP Object Injection via PHAR Deserialization7.5< 1.31.31.31.3Patched before disclosure
2 Mar 2018WP Job Manager <= 1.29.2 - PHP Object Injection9.8<= 1.29.21.29.3Patched before disclosure
11 Jul 2016WP Job Manager <= 1.26.1 - Arbitrary File Upload8.8< 1.26.21.26.2337
20 Aug 2015WP Job Manager < 1.23.8 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting5.4< 1.23.81.23.81

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.4.7 (escaping).

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

Support

100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

70,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Job Manager
4 May 20261,522
11 May 202628,417
18 May 20269,601
25 May 20264,997
1 Jun 20264,160
8 Jun 20263,485
15 Jun 20263,278
22 Jun 202625,504
29 Jun 202628,702
6 Jul 202610,279
13 Jul 20264,965
20 Jul 20264,329
27 Jul 20263,871
3 Aug 20263,352
10 Aug 20263,080
17 Aug 202630,082
24 Aug 20266,942
31 Aug 202627,439
7 Sep 20267,036
14 Sep 20267,441
21 Sep 20265,567
28 Sep 20263,815
5 Oct 202626,949
12 Oct 20266,733
19 Oct 20267,397
26 Oct 202631,915
2 Nov 20261,461

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 6% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Simple Job BoardScore 92 · 10,000+HireZootScore 91 · 30,000+

Facts

Version2.4.9
AuthorAutomattic
Added11 Jul 2013
Last updated28 Oct 2026
Active installs70,000+
Requires WordPress6.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsjobs, hiring, careers, company, job board

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Questions

Is WP Job Manager still maintained?

Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Job Manager, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer donncha since Oct 2016.

Was WP Job Manager removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is WP Job Manager safe?

8 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.4.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Job Manager update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.4.9. No one-star spike after it.

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