Admin Bar Position
At risk: no release in 43 months (last release 3 Apr 2023).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Admin Bar Position still maintained?
- No. Last release 3 Apr 2023, over 3 years ago. 3 Apr 2023 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Admin Bar Position, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Admin Bar Position removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Admin Bar Position safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Admin Bar Position update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.4. No one-star spike after it. 3 Apr 2023 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| kanakogi | 23 Mar 2016 to 3 Apr 2023, 12 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.2 vs 7.1
- 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 | 0 |
Last release 3 Apr 2023. Tested up to 6.2, 9 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.2.
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 36 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 47 |
| 18 May 2026 | 43 |
| 25 May 2026 | 84 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 74 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 62 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 46 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 45 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 43 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 49 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 67 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 55 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 63 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 73 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 66 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 71 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 50 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 63 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 52 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 80 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 79 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 95 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 78 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 69 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 169 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 144 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 19 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 49% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Masahiro NAKASHIMA |
| Added | 23 Mar 2016 |
| Last updated | 3 Apr 2023 |
| Active installs | 6,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.2.0 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Admin Interface Customization |
| Tags | admin, category |
Other plugins by this author: reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form, Adjust Admin Categories, WP Theme Test, CSV Import and Exporter, MW WP Form kintone, Auto Load Page Template, WP REST API Add Taxnomies, WP Post Has Archive, WP LetterPot
Questions
Is Admin Bar Position still maintained?
No. Last release 3 Apr 2023, over 3 years ago.
Who owns Admin Bar Position, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Admin Bar Position removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Admin Bar Position safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Admin Bar Position update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.4. No one-star spike after it.