Advanced Category Excluder
At risk: no release in 159 months (last release 18 Sep 2013).
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Advanced Category Excluder still maintained?
- No. Last release 18 Sep 2013, over 13 years ago. 18 Sep 2013 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Advanced Category Excluder, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Advanced Category Excluder removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Advanced Category Excluder safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Advanced Category Excluder update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.4.5. No one-star spike after it. 18 Sep 2013 · 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 since 2007.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 3.6 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 18 Sep 2013. Tested up to 3.6, 35 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.3.
| 5 star | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 5 |
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
600+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
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Healthier alternatives
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Facts
| Version | 1.4.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | DjZoNe |
| Added | 24 Jul 2007 |
| Last updated | 18 Sep 2013 |
| Active installs | 600+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | rss, feed, post, search, categories |
Other plugins by this author: Azigen, Magyar Video Embed, AJAX Comments, Invite Friends, Category Relevance
Questions
Is Advanced Category Excluder still maintained?
No. Last release 18 Sep 2013, over 13 years ago.
Who owns Advanced Category Excluder, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Advanced Category Excluder removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Advanced Category Excluder safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Advanced Category Excluder update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.5. No one-star spike after it.