Advanced Category Column
Limited data: Advanced Category Column has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Advanced Category Column still maintained?
- No. Last release 26 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago. 26 Feb 2016 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Advanced Category Column, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Advanced Category Column removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Advanced Category Column safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Advanced Category Column update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.5. No one-star spike after it. 26 Feb 2016 · 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.
No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.5 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 26 Feb 2016. Tested up to 4.5, 26 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
20+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | tepelstreel |
| Added | 3 Mar 2011 |
| Last updated | 26 Feb 2016 |
| Active installs | 20+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | column, widget, sidebar, category, newspaper |
Other plugins by this author: RSS Image Feed, Featured Post Widget, Featured Category Widget, Advanced Featured Post Widget, Category Column, Native RSS, Special Teaser Widget, A5 Recent Post Widget, Automated Editing, Ads Easy
Questions
Is Advanced Category Column still maintained?
No. Last release 26 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago.
Who owns Advanced Category Column, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was Advanced Category Column removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Advanced Category Column safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Advanced Category Column update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.5. No one-star spike after it.