Leaky Paywall

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Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Leaky Paywall <= 4.22.6 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-12-10 CVE-2025-66124 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.22.6 Patched in 5.0
2. Medium · 6.4 Leaky Paywall <= 4.21.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-28 CVE-2025-31083 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.21.7 Patched in 4.21.8
3. Medium · 4.3 Leaky Paywall <= 4.21.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-07-06 CVE-2024-37540 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.21.2 Patched in 4.21.3
4. Medium · 5.3 Leaky Paywall <= 4.20.8 - Missing Authorization to Price Manipulation ↗
   2024-04-25 CVE-2024-33594 External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter Affects <= 4.20.8 Patched in 4.20.9
5. Medium · 5.5 Leaky Paywall <= 4.16.5 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-10-18 CVE-2021-39357 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.16.5 Patched in 4.16.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 11 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-08-25 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-08-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-08-22 600+ → 700+ up after 27 days in tier
4. 2026-07-26 700+ → 600+ down after 98 days in tier
5. 2026-04-19 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2026-04-17 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-04-16 800+ → 700+ down after 12 days in tier
8. 2026-04-04 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• SureMembers – Membership & Content Restriction Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• PayGate Content Restriction — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A

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Leaky Paywall: 700+ active installs, 4.2★ (35 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/leaky-paywall