Hosting Benchmark tool
Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Aug 2026, 13 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Hosting Benchmark tool still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Hosting Benchmark tool, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer anton.aleksandrov since May 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Hosting Benchmark tool removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Hosting Benchmark tool safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.3.7). Not on the exploited list. 10 Apr 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Hosting Benchmark tool update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.8.0. No one-star spike after it. 11 Aug 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.
| plugin-master | 8 May 2019 to 8 May 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| anton.aleksandrov | 9 May 2019 to 20 Aug 2026, 71 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 13
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 4 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.
| 5 star | 30 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Security record
1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.3.7).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2024 | WordPress Hosting Benchmark tool <= 1.3.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via execute_plugin() | 4.3 | <= 1.3.6 | 1.3.7 | n/a |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 89 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 2,153 |
| 18 May 2026 | 731 |
| 25 May 2026 | 530 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 351 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 350 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 300 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 300 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 238 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 295 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 259 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 269 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 2,778 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 767 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 2,238 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 641 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 468 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 437 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 343 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 323 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 494 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 399 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 442 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 276 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 376 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 341 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 42 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 57% below 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
| Version | 1.8.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Anton Aleksandrov |
| Added | 9 May 2019 |
| Last updated | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 4,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Performance Monitoring |
| Tags | speed, Hosting, benchmark, performance, optimization |
Other plugins by this author: Failed Login Firewall reporting, My advanced self hosted mail gateway
Questions
Is Hosting Benchmark tool still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Hosting Benchmark tool, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer anton.aleksandrov since May 2019.
Was Hosting Benchmark tool removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Hosting Benchmark tool safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.3.7). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Hosting Benchmark tool update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.8.0. No one-star spike after it.