Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
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Active installs30+ rounded
Current authorwinrid
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release17 days ago 22 Oct 2026
Support— no recent threads
Releases on record62
Rating5.0 /5 · 5
Added to directory25 Mar 2020
Requires WP4.6
Requires PHP5.2.5
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1.4 up to date
PluginsPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by winrid throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| winrid | 55 | 25 Mar 2020 | 10 Jun 2026 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Very early-stage: 30+ active installs. Too few installs to read anything into adoption. That is a gap in the evidence, not a mark against the plugin.
8 downloads a day over the last 7 days, falling 72% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
11 Sep 2026peak 198/day31 Oct 2026
Install band rose to 30+ on 30 Oct 2026, from 20+. Both figures are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable from them.
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 18 Oct | 19 Oct | 20 Oct | 21 Oct | 22 Oct | 23 Oct | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | 26 Oct | 27 Oct | 28 Oct | 29 Oct | 30 Oct | 31 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 11 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 76 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 30+ | 20+ | 20+ | 30+ | 40+ | 20+ | 20+ | 30+ | 30+ | 20+ | 20+ | 30+ | 30+ |
| Version | 3.19.7 | 3.19.7 | 3.19.7 | 3.19.7 | 3.19.9 | 3.19.10 | 3.19.10 | 3.19.10 | 3.19.10 | 3.19.10 | 3.19.10 | 3.19.10 | 3.19.10 | 3.19.10 |
Unchanged throughout: ratings total (5) · support threads (0) · threads resolved (0)
91 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory6.5 years ago 25 Mar 2020
Requires WP4.6
Requires PHP5.2.5
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 22 Oct 2026, 17 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- winrid publishes no other plugin in the directory, so there is no wider activity to compare against.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 28 Oct 202611 days agoInstall band moved to 20+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 26 Oct 202613 days agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 24 Oct 202615 days agoInstall band moved to 20+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 23 Oct 202616 days agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 22 Oct 202617 days agoVersion 3.19.10 released
- 22 Oct 202617 days agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 21 Oct 202618 days agoVersion 3.19.9 released
- 20 Oct 202619 days agoInstall band moved to 20+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 19 Oct 202620 days agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 17 Oct 202622 days agoInstall band moved to 20+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 16 Oct 202623 days agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 15 Oct 202624 days agoInstall band moved to 20+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 14 Oct 202625 days agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 11 Oct 202628 days agoVersion 3.19.7 released
- 11 Oct 202628 days agoInstall band moved to 20+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 10 Oct 202629 days agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 09 Oct 202630 days agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 07 Oct 20261 month agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 05 Oct 20261 month agoVersion 3.19.6 released
- 05 Oct 20261 month agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 04 Oct 20261 month agoVersion 3.19.5 released
- 03 Oct 20261 month agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 01 Oct 20261 month agoInstall band moved to 20+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 26 Sep 20261 month agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 25 Sep 20261 month agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 24 Sep 20261 month agoVersion 3.19.4 released
- 24 Sep 20261 month agoInstall band moved to 20+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 22 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 21 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 50+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 18 Sep 20262 months agoVersion 3.19.3 released
- 14 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 12 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 08 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 07 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 06 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 04 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 03 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 02 Sep 20262 months agoInstall band moved to 30+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoInstall band moved to 40+Bands are rounded to one significant digit, so the size of the change is not knowable.
- 02 Aug 20263 months agoFirst observed by PluginsPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 10 Jun 20265 months agoVersion 3.19.1 released
- 01 May 20266 months agoVersion 3.19.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 28 Feb 20268 months agoVersion 3.18.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 16 Feb 20269 months agoVersion 3.17.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 14 Feb 20269 months agoVersion 3.16.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 18 Oct 202513 months agoVersion 3.16.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 27 Aug 20242 years agoVersion 3.16.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 16 Feb 20242.5 years agoVersion 3.15.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 04 Jan 20242.5 years agoVersion 3.14.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 03 Dec 20232.5 years agoVersion 3.13.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 15 Nov 20232.5 years agoVersion 3.12.7 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 23 Sep 20224 years agoVersion 3.12.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 18 Aug 20224 years agoVersion 3.12.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by winrid.
- 25 Mar 20206.5 years ago42 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 25 Mar 2020 and 09 Aug 2022. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 25 Mar 20206.5 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by winrid for all 91 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 17 days ago (22 Oct 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 30+ active installs.
- It carries 5 ratings, averaging 5.0 out of 5.
What we don’t know yet
- No forum threads were open in the two months we measure, so how responsive its support is cannot be said. One new thread starts answering that.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
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