Title: Why closed?
Last modified: July 8, 2019

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# Why closed?

 *  [patzz72](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patzz72/)
 * (@patzz72)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/)
 * Hi,
 * Just saw the message: “This plugin was closed on July 8, 2019 and is no longer
   available for download”
 * Is there a security problem we need to know about? Of did you quit working on
   the project?

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 *  [suwarrow9](https://wordpress.org/support/users/suwarrow9/)
 * (@suwarrow9)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11712306)
 * Same question from me. All my pictures are shown via GrandWP Gallery. I just 
   wanted to buy the Pro Version tomorrow. My security plugin said: “The Plugin “
   GrandWP Gallery” has been removed from wordpress.org”. Critical issues Found.
 *  [GaryCameron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garycameron/)
 * (@garycameron)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11714967)
 * Wordfence has marked the issue as critical because the plugin is no longer in
   the repository. No security breaches have been reported that I’m aware of.
 * The question is why was it removed?
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by [GaryCameron](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garycameron/).
 *  Thread Starter [patzz72](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patzz72/)
 * (@patzz72)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11715239)
 * I see that the forumstatus of GrandWP is blocked, so I guess he can’t answer!
 *  [musicontime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/musicontime/)
 * (@musicontime)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11816251)
 * It would be nice if someone would keep users updated about this situation. I 
   have gotten an email from GrandWP customer support confirming that no security
   risk has been detected, and that they are working with wordpress to resolve the
   issue.
    It is still unknown however why wp removed it though, which makes me 
   feel uneasy about keeping the plugin installed on my websites. They really should
   update us about what’s going on. Also, should we manually update the plugin by
   downloading it from their website in the meantime?
 *  [ellmann creative](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ellmanncreative/)
 * (@ellmanncreative)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11848460)
 * Yeah, same – not cool to keep their customers in the dark like this. I have yet
   to receive a reply on my support request, and my boss is fidgeting something 
   fierce – just about ready to abort and look for a different plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [patzz72](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patzz72/)
 * (@patzz72)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11922724)
 * The weird thing is that their own website is offline and the plugins are still
   blocked. I think the project is dead.
 *  [ellmann creative](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ellmanncreative/)
 * (@ellmanncreative)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11924792)
 * Their website is quite online – though they haven’t updated it since July, it
   seems.
 *  [grumblenz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grumblenz/)
 * (@grumblenz)
 * [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11942460)
 * Due to faults and service issues they can’t resolve – They grabbed the money 
   and ran.

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-closed/#post-11942460)
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