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Social Media Auto Poster

Social Media Auto Poster - Schedule & Publish to Hootsuite
by WP Zinc · 200+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: Social Media Auto Poster has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

98/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Social Media Auto Poster
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Social Media Auto Poster still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Oct 2026, 22 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Social Media Auto Poster, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpzinc since Apr 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Social Media Auto Poster removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Social Media Auto Poster safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.6.0). Not on the exploited list. 4 Apr 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Social Media Auto Poster update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.1.6. No one-star spike after it. 9 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
wpzinc5 Apr 2018 to 9 Oct 2026, 120 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
26 days ago
Releases, 24 months
22
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Social Media Auto Poster
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20243
Q1 20254
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20265
Q3 20266
Q4 20261

Last release 9 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.1.

Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star3

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.6.0).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

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

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

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

Version3.1.6
AuthorWP Zinc
Added5 Apr 2018
Last updated9 Oct 2026
Active installs200+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagsauto post, hootsuite, auto publish, social media scheduler, social media automation

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

Questions

Is Social Media Auto Poster still maintained?

Yes. Last release 9 Oct 2026, 22 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Social Media Auto Poster, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer wpzinc since Apr 2018.

Was Social Media Auto Poster removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Social Media Auto Poster safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.6.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Social Media Auto Poster update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.1.6. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue