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Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer

by WP Zinc · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
n7studios30 Apr 2012 to 23 Jul 2024, 95 commits
wpzinc30 Apr 2018 to 24 Oct 2026, 137 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
11 days ago
Releases, 24 months
40
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20243
Q1 20255
Q2 20254
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 202613
Q3 20269
Q4 20263

Last release 24 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Aug 2022WordPress to Buffer <= 3.8.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 3.8.13.8.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 125 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star99
4 star9
3 star4
2 star3
1 star10

Momentum

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer
4 May 2026283
11 May 2026491
18 May 20265,131
25 May 202611,913
1 Jun 20268,793
8 Jun 20264,855
15 Jun 20266,899
22 Jun 20262,701
29 Jun 20264,841
6 Jul 20268,104
13 Jul 20261,622
20 Jul 2026780
27 Jul 2026609
3 Aug 2026491
10 Aug 2026424
17 Aug 202610,570
24 Aug 20265,052
31 Aug 2026841
7 Sep 2026611
14 Sep 20268,524
21 Sep 20261,434
28 Sep 20264,431
5 Oct 20265,282
12 Oct 20261,233
19 Oct 20264,610
26 Oct 20261,950
2 Nov 2026166

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Simple Share Buttons AdderScore 93 · 40,000+XPoster - Share to Bluesky and MastodonScore 93 · 10,000+Scriptless Social SharingScore 92 · 10,000+

Facts

Version6.2.8
AuthorWP Zinc
Added30 Apr 2012
Last updated24 Oct 2026
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing
Tagsbuffer, auto post, auto publish, social media scheduler, social media automation

Other plugins by this author: Bulk Page Generator and Mass Page Builder - Page Generator, Integrate PostHog Web Analytics, Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Hootsuite, Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Postiz, Post Bridge Social Poster, FOMO Notifications

Questions

Is Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer still maintained?

Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer was last updated on 24 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer safe?

Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer?

The wordpress.org author is WP Zinc. Recent committers: wpzinc, n7studios, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Buffer?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Simple Share Buttons Adder, XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon, Scriptless Social Sharing.

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