Is Paid Memberships Pro still maintained?
Yes, by its author, though no longer through WordPress.org. Paid Memberships Pro left the directory at the author's request on 17 October 2024, 23 months ago, and the author still publishes releases: the latest we found is version 3.8.6, released on 8 September 2026. Leaving the directory changed where updates come from, not whether they come.
The evidence
Every figure below is read from the WordPress.org plugin directory. Nothing here is our assessment of the code.
| Directory status | Withdrawn at the author's request, not available from WordPress.org |
|---|---|
| Closed on | 17 October 2024 (23 months ago) |
| Reason given | “Author Request” |
| Closure | Stated as permanent in the directory's notice |
| Latest release from the author | Version 3.8.6, released 8 September 2026 (from Paid Memberships Pro: Leaving WordPress.org and Paid Memberships Pro releases on GitHub, checked 17 September 2026) |
| Read from the directory | 12 October 2026 |
Once a listing is closed the directory stops publishing its release date, tested-up-to version, install count and support figures, which is why the latest release above comes from the author instead.
What these signals mean
A listing closed at the author's request is not the same as a plugin that has stopped. In this case the author moved it: Paid Memberships Pro asked WordPress.org to close the listing on 17 October 2024 and now serves updates to the core plugin from its own update server, which the plugin's dashboard update screen uses as before. We checked that on 17 September 2026, against the author's own release record rather than the directory.
What changes for a site is the update route, not the maintenance. WordPress.org no longer publishes this plugin's releases, tested-up-to version or support figures, so this page cannot show them from the directory the way it does for a listed plugin. Updates reach a site through the author's own mechanism instead, which usually depends on the author's updater or licence being active on that site.
What to do about it
Nothing urgent, and nothing to replace. Make sure the site is actually receiving the author's updates: check that the plugin's own updater or licence is active, and compare the installed version with the author's latest release.
If the installed copy is well behind version 3.8.6, released on 8 September 2026, the site is probably still set up the old way and missed the move. The author's own instructions for updating outside WordPress.org are the place to start.
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Questions
Is Paid Memberships Pro still maintained?
Yes. Its author withdrew it from WordPress.org on 17 October 2024, 23 months ago, and still publishes releases: the latest we found is version 3.8.6, released on 8 September 2026. We read that from Paid Memberships Pro: Leaving WordPress.org and Paid Memberships Pro releases on GitHub on 17 September 2026.
Why is Paid Memberships Pro no longer on WordPress.org?
The directory gives the reason as "Author Request", quoted as it appears, which means the author asked for the listing to be closed. What the author did next is the part the directory does not show: Paid Memberships Pro asked WordPress.org to close the listing on 17 October 2024 and now serves updates to the core plugin from its own update server, which the plugin's dashboard update screen uses as before.
How does a site get updates for Paid Memberships Pro now?
From the author rather than from WordPress.org. The dashboard can still show those updates, but only through the author's own update mechanism, which usually needs the author's updater or licence to be active on the site. A site that still expects updates from the directory will not get them, so it is worth checking the installed version against the author's latest.
Is Paid Memberships Pro a security risk?
We do not know, and nothing on this page is a security finding. Vulnerability data for WordPress plugins sits behind paid commercial APIs, and guessing at it from a version number either alarms people about plugins that are fine or implies that everything unflagged has been checked and is safe. Both are worse than saying nothing. What this page reports is maintenance: when the plugin last shipped, which WordPress version its author last tested against, and whether the directory still lists it. Those are facts the directory publishes, and they are what predicts whether a plugin will still work after the next core release.
Read from the WordPress.org plugin directory on 12 October 2026. We report maintenance signals only, and never claim a plugin is insecure. All plugins we cover.