Advanced Query Loop
Healthy: maintained, last release 31 Aug 2026, 11 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Advanced Query Loop still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 31 Aug 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months. 31 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Advanced Query Loop, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer welcher since Dec 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Advanced Query Loop removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Advanced Query Loop safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Advanced Query Loop update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 5.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 31 Aug 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.
| plugin-master | 19 Dec 2022 to 19 Dec 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| welcher | 20 Dec 2022 to 31 Aug 2026, 76 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 11
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 8 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 31 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.
| 5 star | 26 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
25% of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 535 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,004 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,240 |
| 25 May 2026 | 918 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,528 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 4,382 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 2,432 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 2,310 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 2,180 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,953 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,599 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 2,269 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,723 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 2,051 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 2,169 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 2,446 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 2,745 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 5,485 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,896 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 3,517 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 3,165 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 2,995 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,740 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 3,051 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 3,037 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 3,480 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 645 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 7% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 5.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ryan Welcher |
| Added | 20 Dec 2022 |
| Last updated | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 6,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | taxonomy, post meta, query loop, Custom Queries, advanced queries |
Questions
Is Advanced Query Loop still maintained?
Yes. Last release 31 Aug 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Advanced Query Loop, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer welcher since Dec 2022.
Was Advanced Query Loop removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Advanced Query Loop safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Advanced Query Loop update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.0.0. No one-star spike after it.