Groups – Memberships and Access Control v4.6.0
What is Groups? The Groups plugin for WordPress is an essential tool that helps you organize users on your website. Think of it like sorting people into different clubs or teams, where each club has i...
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- Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 13, 2026
- Last audited Sep 13, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 6.7+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 96 Passed
- 26 Warnings
- 3 Failed
33 of 37 checks passed.
47 of 61 checks passed.
7 of 12 checks passed.
6 of 6 checks passed.
1 of 3 checks passed.
2 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
1.0 MB
2.9 MB unzipped
Total files
159
across all file types
Lines of PHP
20,238
in 57 files Medium
File types
- PHP
- PNG
- CSS
- JS
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 23 High
- 117 Medium
- 122 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of Groups – Memberships and Access Control, Compatibility improved the most (+17). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 41% in size.
Audited 2.15.0 → 4.5.0 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
1,402
downloads
Today
142
downloads
Week over week
−74%
vs previous week
Month over month
−36%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
100% of installs run the current version
- Other
- v4.3
- v4.5
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
Aug 1, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 19 days
average between releases
Total releases
127
since Jan 2012 · 14 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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