Attachments
Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Dec 2025, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 50 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Attachments still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 30 Dec 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Attachments, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer jchristopher since Nov 2009. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Attachments removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Attachments safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Attachments update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 3.5.11. No one-star spike after it. 30 Dec 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| jchristopher | 2 Nov 2009 to 30 Dec 2025, 186 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 10 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 6.9 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 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 30 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 49 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 115 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 209 |
| 18 May 2026 | 211 |
| 25 May 2026 | 241 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 238 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 179 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 176 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 188 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 236 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 183 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 195 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 245 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 199 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 240 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 242 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 192 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 184 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 201 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 200 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 240 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 229 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 253 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 218 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 231 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 415 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 349 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 72 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 22% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.5.11 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jon Christopher |
| Added | 2 Nov 2009 |
| Last updated | 30 Dec 2025 |
| Active installs | 8,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Document Management & Downloads |
| Tags | pdf, page, post, picture, attachment |
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Questions
Is Attachments still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Dec 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Attachments, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer jchristopher since Nov 2009.
Was Attachments removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Attachments safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Attachments update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.5.11. No one-star spike after it.