Author Bio Box
At risk: no release in 60 months (last release 4 Nov 2021).
Capped at 59 while a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| claudiosanches | 5 Oct 2011 to 4 Nov 2021, 46 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 5.8 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 4 Nov 2021. Tested up to 5.8, 13 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2021 | Author Bio Box <= 3.3.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 5.5 | <= 3.3.1 | 3.3.2 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.8 from 17 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 16 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 27 |
| 18 May 2026 | 24 |
| 25 May 2026 | 43 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 26 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 29 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 24 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 21 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 26 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 17 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 26 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 34 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 36 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 41 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 39 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 52 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 33 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 47 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 58 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 52 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 62 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 55 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 50 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 86 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 96 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 14 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 54% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 3.4.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Claudio Sanches |
| Added | 5 Oct 2011 |
| Last updated | 4 Nov 2021 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 |
| Tested up to | 5.8.19 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | bio, author, social |
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Questions
Is Author Bio Box still maintained?
Author Bio Box was last updated on 4 Nov 2021. Its Canary status is At risk.
Is Author Bio Box safe?
Author Bio Box has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is At risk.
Who owns Author Bio Box?
The wordpress.org author is Claudio Sanches. Recent committers: claudiosanches, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Author Bio Box?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.