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Starter Templates

Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg
by Brainstorm Force · 1,000,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 29 Oct 2026, 66 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Starter Templates
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security70
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Starter Templates still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 66 releases in the last 24 months. 29 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Starter Templates, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer brainstormworg since Sep 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Starter Templates removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Starter Templates safe?
12 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.7.8). Not on the exploited list. 5 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Starter Templates update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.7.10. No one-star spike after it. 29 Oct 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.

Committers and their active periods
Nikschavan26 Jul 2017 to 27 May 2022, 76 commits
patilvikasj8 Feb 2019 to 20 Mar 2024, 10 commits
vrundakansara16 Apr 2019 to 13 Jul 2021, 16 commits
brainstormworg12 Sep 2019 to 29 Oct 2026, 296 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
66
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Starter Templates
Q1 202418
Q2 202416
Q3 202410
Q4 20247
Q1 20258
Q2 20259
Q3 202511
Q4 20257
Q1 20267
Q2 20269
Q3 20268
Q4 20263

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (12 reviews). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Starter Templates
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20264.8
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star4640
4 star51
3 star15
2 star7
1 star42

Security record

5 vulnerabilities in 24 months (12 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 4.7.8).

Show 12 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Oct 2026Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg <= 4.7.7 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 4.7.74.7.8Patched before disclosure
5 Oct 2026Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg <= 4.7.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.7.74.7.8Patched before disclosure
10 Sep 2026Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg <= 4.7.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference4.3<= 4.7.54.7.6Patched before disclosure
5 Dec 2025Starter Templates <= 4.4.41 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via WXR Upload Bypass8.8<= 4.4.414.4.42Patched before disclosure
24 Jan 2025Starter Templates <= 4.4.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 4.4.94.4.10Patched before disclosure
27 Sep 2024Starter Templates <= 4.4.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.4.04.4.1Patched before disclosure
10 May 2024Starter Templates - Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates <= 4.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.2.14.2.2Patched before disclosure
8 May 2024Starter Templates - Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates <= 4.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery4.3<= 4.1.64.1.7Patched before disclosure
5 Sep 2023Starter Templates <= 3.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery6.4<= 3.2.43.2.5Patched before disclosure
5 Sep 2023Starter Templates <= 3.2.5 - Incorrect Authorization4.3<= 3.2.53.2.6Patched before disclosure
20 Feb 2023Starter Templates - Elementor, WordPress & Beaver Builder Templates <= 3.1.20 - Cross-Site Request Forgery in add_to_favorite4.3<= 3.1.203.2.21n/a
4 Oct 2021Starter Templates - Elementor, Gutenberg & Beaver Builder Templates <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.6<= 2.7.02.7.13

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

1,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Starter Templates
4 May 202634,957
11 May 202684,615
18 May 2026540,229
25 May 2026102,595
1 Jun 2026467,069
8 Jun 202688,736
15 Jun 2026445,428
22 Jun 2026457,724
29 Jun 202694,425
6 Jul 2026504,367
13 Jul 2026535,564
20 Jul 2026459,495
27 Jul 2026460,647
3 Aug 2026158,280
10 Aug 2026506,831
17 Aug 2026519,286
24 Aug 202698,575
31 Aug 202681,321
7 Sep 2026454,500
14 Sep 2026510,787
21 Sep 2026108,899
28 Sep 2026413,930
5 Oct 2026170,131
12 Oct 202668,797
19 Oct 2026439,121
26 Oct 2026500,675
2 Nov 202616,609

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.7.10
AuthorBrainstorm Force
Added26 Jul 2017
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors
Tagstemplates, starter sites, website templates, elementor templates, Gutenberg Templates

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Questions

Is Starter Templates still maintained?

Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 66 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Starter Templates, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer brainstormworg since Sep 2019.

Was Starter Templates removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Starter Templates safe?

12 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.7.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Starter Templates update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.7.10. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue