Surfer – WordPress Plugin

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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 · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.7.0 FEATURE: Support for Advanced Custom Fields export and import 1.7.0
2. — Version 1.6.8 FIX: Improved security & speed FIX: Issue with attributes for images during import FIX: Elementor duplicated table issue 1.6.8
3. — Version 1.6.7 FEATURE: Support for new workspaces in Surfer FIX: Improved security & speed FIX: Config form save error that randomly occurred FIX: CRON reduce logs FIX: URLs redirecting to old Surfer paths 1.6.7
4. — Version 1.6.6 FIX: Issue with importing content FIX: Connection issue for servers that not support transients 1.6.6
5. — Version 1.6.5 FEATURE: New filters to allow customized content parsing FIX: Security improvements FIX: Other small fixes & typos 1.6.5
6. — Version 1.6.4 FEATURE: Introduce async image loading FEATURE: Better log tool for import/export FEATURE: Dev tool to manually set API key from wp-admin FIX: Issues caused by emojis in content FIX: Better handling for unreachable image 1.6.4

3 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 Surfer <= 1.6.4.574 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-09-03 CVE-2025-58603 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.6.4.574 Patched in 1.6.5.584
2. Medium · 4.9 Surfer <= 1.5.0.502 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗
   2024-10-15 CVE-2024-49299 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 1.5.0.502 Patched in 1.6.0.523
3. Medium · 5.4 Surfer <= 1.3.2.357 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2023-09-01 CVE-2023-35037 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.3.2.357 Patched in 1.3.3.379

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

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-25 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-07-24 6K+ → 7K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-07-21 7K+ → 6K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-07-18 6K+ → 7K+ up after 13 days in tier
5. 2025-07-05 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-07-04 6K+ → 7K+ up after 7 days in tier
7. 2025-06-27 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-06-26 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 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).

• A Auto Tag Creator 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Soro – SEO Autopilot & AI Content Writer 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• P Product Categories/Tags Bottom Description for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• AIKTP 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• GetAutoSEO AI Tool 2K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Automatic Post Tagger 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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