Advanced iFrame
Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 65 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Advanced iFrame still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Advanced iFrame, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer mdempfle since Jul 2011. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Advanced iFrame removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Advanced iFrame safe?
- 13 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2026.2). Not on the exploited list. 7 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Advanced iFrame update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2026.5. No one-star spike after it. 23 Sep 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.
| mdempfle | 22 Jul 2011 to 2 Nov 2026, 183 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2011.
Maintenance
- Last release
- yesterday
- Releases, 24 months
- 5
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0 |
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q2 2024 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 45 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 7 |
- Horrible, invasive, clunky · 1 star · 25 Feb 2026
- No Go · 1 star · 5 Feb 2022
- Doesn’t work at all. · 1 star · 20 Jan 2018
Security record
7 vulnerabilities in 24 months (13 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2026.2).
Show 13 patched vulnerabilities
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 951 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,908 |
| 18 May 2026 | 3,142 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,834 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 19,026 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 3,166 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 2,339 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,981 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,750 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 3,332 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,583 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,613 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,450 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,341 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,208 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,175 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,439 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,289 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,035 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,096 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 17,781 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 3,642 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 17,120 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 5,758 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 4,182 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 3,983 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 418 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 8% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2026.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | mdempfle |
| Added | 22 Jul 2011 |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 40,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | embed, iframe, resize, shortcode, modify css |
Other plugins by this author: TinyWebGallery wrapper
Questions
Is Advanced iFrame still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Advanced iFrame, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mdempfle since Jul 2011.
Was Advanced iFrame removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Advanced iFrame safe?
13 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2026.2). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Advanced iFrame update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2026.5. No one-star spike after it.