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Advanced Views

Advanced Views - Display Framework - Gutenberg/Elementor/Shortcode
by WPLake · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 22 Oct 2026, 28 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

84/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Advanced Views
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security70
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Advanced Views still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 28 releases in the last 24 months. 22 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Advanced Views, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wplakeorg since Jun 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Advanced Views removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Advanced Views safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.9.7). Not on the exploited list. 26 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Advanced Views update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.9.8. No one-star spike after it. 22 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master8 Jun 2022 to 8 Jun 2022, 1 commits
wplakeorg9 Jun 2022 to 22 Oct 2026, 175 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
13 days ago
Releases, 24 months
28
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Advanced Views
Q1 202415
Q2 20248
Q3 20245
Q4 20244
Q1 20252
Q2 20254
Q3 20252
Q4 20253
Q1 20262
Q2 20264
Q3 20267
Q4 20262

Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star33
4 star1
3 star0
2 star1
1 star1

Security record

4 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 3.9.7).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Oct 2026Advanced Views <= 3.9.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content7.2<= 3.9.63.9.7Patched before disclosure
31 Jul 2026Advanced Views <= 3.9.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'view-refresh' and 'card-refresh' REST Endpoints6.5<= 3.9.13.9.2Patched before disclosure
22 Jul 2026Advanced Views – Display Custom Fields (ACF, Pods, MetaBox), Posts, CPT and Woo Products anywhere in Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Beaver… <= 3.8.11 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution4.3<= 3.8.113.9.0Patched before disclosure
22 Sep 2025Advanced Views – Display Posts, Custom Fields, and More <= 3.7.19 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution via SSTI8.8<= 3.7.193.7.20Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Advanced Views
4 May 2026157
11 May 2026273
18 May 20261,554
25 May 20261,577
1 Jun 2026530
8 Jun 2026409
15 Jun 2026332
22 Jun 20261,498
29 Jun 2026490
6 Jul 2026513
13 Jul 20261,684
20 Jul 20261,904
27 Jul 20261,746
3 Aug 2026903
10 Aug 20261,427
17 Aug 2026985
24 Aug 2026758
31 Aug 2026425
7 Sep 20261,587
14 Sep 2026639
21 Sep 2026458
28 Sep 2026370
5 Oct 2026319
12 Oct 20261,560
19 Oct 20261,981
26 Oct 20261,341
2 Nov 202694

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 32% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.9.8
AuthorWPLake
Added9 Jun 2022
Last updated22 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagselementor, gutenberg, templates, posts grid, custom fields

Questions

Is Advanced Views still maintained?

Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 28 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Advanced Views, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer wplakeorg since Jun 2022.

Was Advanced Views removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Advanced Views safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.9.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Advanced Views update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.9.8. No one-star spike after it.

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