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WP Maintenance

by Florent Maillefaud · 60,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 9 Jun 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Maintenance
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Maintenance still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Jun 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Maintenance, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Florent73 since Feb 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Maintenance removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Maintenance safe?
7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.1.9.8). Not on the exploited list. 7 May 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Maintenance update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6.1.10.1. No one-star spike after it. 4 Feb 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
Florent7313 Feb 2013 to 9 Jun 2026, 512 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
not stated vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Maintenance
Q1 20246
Q2 20242
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20252
Q2 20254
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Jun 2026.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Average rating per quarter for WP Maintenance
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20243.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20253.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star85
4 star5
3 star2
2 star2
1 star4
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (7 on record), patched (latest fixed in 6.1.9.8).

Show 7 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
7 May 2025WP Maintenance <= 6.1.9.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection7.2<= 6.1.9.76.1.9.810
18 Jun 2024WP Maintenance <= 6.1.9.2 - IP Spoofing to Maintenance Mode Bypass5.3<= 6.1.9.26.1.9.3Patched before disclosure
16 Feb 2024WP Maintenance <= 6.1.6 - Information Exposure5.3<= 6.1.66.1.7Patched before disclosure
14 Nov 2023WP Maintenance <= 6.1.3 - IP Restriction Bypass5.3<= 6.1.36.1.47
28 Jun 2022WP Maintenance <= 6.0.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 6.0.76.0.8Patched before disclosure
15 Apr 2022WP Maintenance <= 6.0.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 6.0.56.0.610
19 Nov 2019WP Maintenance <= 5.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting8.8<= 5.0.55.0.6886

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

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

60,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Maintenance
4 May 2026832
11 May 20261,701
18 May 20261,604
25 May 20261,634
1 Jun 20261,572
8 Jun 20261,624
15 Jun 20261,689
22 Jun 20261,951
29 Jun 20261,671
6 Jul 20261,487
13 Jul 20261,327
20 Jul 20261,479
27 Jul 20261,479
3 Aug 20261,427
10 Aug 20261,372
17 Aug 20261,364
24 Aug 20261,419
31 Aug 20261,463
7 Sep 20261,411
14 Sep 20261,471
21 Sep 20261,382
28 Sep 20261,419
5 Oct 20261,296
12 Oct 20261,288
19 Oct 20262,741
26 Oct 20261,474
2 Nov 2026238

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 3% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version6.1.10.1
AuthorFlorent Maillefaud
Added13 Feb 2013
Last updated9 Jun 2026
Active installs60,000+
Requires WordPress3.0
Tested up tonot stated
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Maintenance Mode
Tagslaunch, coming soon, maintenance, construction

Other plugins by this author: Color Picker for Contact Form 7, Events Manager OpenStreetMap

Questions

Is WP Maintenance still maintained?

Yes. Last release 9 Jun 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Maintenance, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Florent73 since Feb 2013.

Was WP Maintenance removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is WP Maintenance safe?

7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.1.9.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Maintenance update safe to install?

No ownership change before 6.1.10.1. No one-star spike after it.

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