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Limited data: this plugin has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history with us, so we show signals but no status band yet.

Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation

by CiteKit · 10+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
writerspress3 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2026, 1 commits

New committer writerspress made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 1 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star1
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

10+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.3.6
AuthorCiteKit
Added14 May 2026
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs10+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagscite, citation, author box, guest author, multiple authors

Other plugins by this author: Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary

Questions

Is Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation still maintained?

Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Limited data.

Is Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation safe?

Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Limited data.

Who owns Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation?

The wordpress.org author is CiteKit. Recent committers: writerspress. New committer writerspress made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.

What can I use instead of Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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