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HireZoot

HireZoot - Job Listings, Career Page & Recruitment Tool
by awsm.in · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Nov 2026, 14 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for HireZoot
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is HireZoot still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns HireZoot, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer awsmin since Aug 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was HireZoot removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is HireZoot safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.1.1). Not on the exploited list. 19 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest HireZoot update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.2.1. No one-star spike after it. 3 Nov 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
awsmin15 Aug 2018 to 3 Nov 2026, 113 commits
aravindajith21 Aug 2024 to 10 Feb 2026, 8 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
yesterday
Releases, 24 months
14
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for HireZoot
Q1 202410
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20253
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20264
Q4 20263

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 4.7 (3 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for HireZoot
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20254.9
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20264.5
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star176
4 star10
3 star4
2 star0
1 star4

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (4 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 4.1.1).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
19 Oct 2026Job Openings <= 4.1.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.1.04.1.18
10 Oct 2026Job Openings <= 3.0.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 3.0.04.0.0Patched before disclosure
3 Oct 2023WP Job Openings <= 3.4.1 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 3.4.13.4.2126
25 Sep 2023WP Job Openings <= 3.4.2 - Information Exposure3.7<= 3.4.23.4.3134

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

Support

33% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for HireZoot
4 May 202612,156
11 May 20263,118
18 May 20263,555
25 May 202613,349
1 Jun 20262,697
8 Jun 20261,832
15 Jun 20261,684
22 Jun 20261,314
29 Jun 202612,488
6 Jul 20264,251
13 Jul 202614,112
20 Jul 20263,104
27 Jul 20262,006
3 Aug 202612,242
10 Aug 20264,712
17 Aug 20262,035
24 Aug 202612,088
31 Aug 20263,606
7 Sep 20262,050
14 Sep 20262,669
21 Sep 202614,910
28 Sep 20262,550
5 Oct 20262,270
12 Oct 202612,881
19 Oct 20264,753
26 Oct 202614,985
2 Nov 2026787

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 34% 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

Version4.2.1
Authorawsm.in
Added15 Aug 2018
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsjobs, job board, job listing, recruitment, careers page

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Questions

Is HireZoot still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns HireZoot, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer awsmin since Aug 2018.

Was HireZoot removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is HireZoot safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.1.1). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest HireZoot update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.2.1. No one-star spike after it.

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