Create a stylish and user-friendly Guestbook for your Wordpress blog. Designed to replicate the appearance and behavior of Viper Guestbook.
52 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 829 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
98
now · peak 723
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.3y ago
latest release · v1.6.2
69
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-12-15 · 1,419 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
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.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User 159329325.5y ago
good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bullies of NC7.9y ago
Decent Guestbook but it doesn’t have enough controls to customize the options. I’ve been using it for a couple years now but recently noticed a Huge influx of Spam comments coming in from those who are only wanting to use their website as a back link. I wish there was an option to restrict people from posting their own website. Even the ability to use a Capcha would be helpful. I hope to see an update one day with some upgrades.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mighty200310.7y ago
simple and easy to use. All what I need. Use it over some years now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Berrie Pelser11.5y ago
Wordks like a charm, simple and perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 4.3 WP-ViperGB <= 1.6.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
- Medium · 6.1 Viper GuestBook <= 1.3.15 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗2015-04-20 CVE-2015-9356 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.3.16 Patched in 1.3.16
- 2014-12-12 CVE-2014-9460 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.3.10 Patched in 1.3.11
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 134 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-23 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-22 400+ → 300+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 400+ → 300+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 400+ → 300+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-06-17 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 400+ → 300+ down after 303 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).
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Gwolle Guestbook 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - G Guestbook Generator 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
- R Reverse Order Comments 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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Simple Guestbook 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B - D Dooodl 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
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LIBRO DE VISITAS – GUESTBOOK 30+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
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