AddQuicktag
Healthy: AddQuicktag is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| Bueltge | 4 May 2007 to 2 Oct 2026, 245 commits |
|---|---|
| vanvox | 3 Mar 2020 to 3 Mar 2020, 2 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 34 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 1 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.7 from 44 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 37 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 4 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
- Old-fashioned interface · 1 star · 12 Mar 2021
- doesn´t work in visual editor - no support · 1 star · 6 Apr 2017
Momentum
100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 145 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 271 |
| 18 May 2026 | 245 |
| 25 May 2026 | 235 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 232 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 278 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 239 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 243 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 268 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 252 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 257 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 311 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 330 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 316 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 266 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 330 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 294 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 331 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 322 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 347 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 351 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 27,152 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,069 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,897 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 10,930 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 4,554 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 912 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 127% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.6.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank Bueltge |
| Added | 4 May 2007 |
| Last updated | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | button, editor, tinyMCE, quicktag |
Other plugins by this author: de_DE, Multisite Enhancements, Text Control, Archive, Shirtinator
Questions
Is AddQuicktag still maintained?
AddQuicktag was last updated on 1 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is AddQuicktag safe?
AddQuicktag has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns AddQuicktag?
The wordpress.org author is Frank Bueltge. Recent committers: Bueltge, vanvox, nullbyte, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of AddQuicktag?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.