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Author Website Templates

Author Website Templates - Create Writer, Author & Publisher Websites Easily
by RS WP THEMES · 400+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: Author Website Templates has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Author Website Templates
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Author Website Templates still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 Sep 2026, 25 releases in the last 24 months. 21 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Author Website Templates, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer rswpthemes since Feb 2025. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Author Website Templates removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Author Website Templates safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Author Website Templates update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.7. No one-star spike after it. 21 Sep 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
plugin-master4 Feb 2025 to 4 Feb 2025, 1 commits
rswpthemes9 Feb 2025 to 21 Sep 2026, 32 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2025.

Maintenance

Last release
44 days ago
Releases, 24 months
25
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Author Website Templates
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20253
Q2 20253
Q3 20250
Q4 20254
Q1 20265
Q2 20262
Q3 20268
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews.

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

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

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.2.7
AuthorRS WP THEMES
Added9 Feb 2025
Last updated21 Sep 2026
Active installs400+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.1
Categorynot stated
TagsAuthor Website Templates, Writers Website Templates, Novelist Website Templates, Publisher Website Templates, Elementor Templates for Authors

Other plugins by this author: RS Author Info Box, RSWPTHEMES ONE CLICK DEMO CONTENT, RS WP Book Showcase - A Complete Book Catalogue & Library System, RS ARC Manager - Advance Review Copy Management System, RSWPThemes Update Cart on Checkout for WooCommerce

Questions

Is Author Website Templates still maintained?

Yes. Last release 21 Sep 2026, 25 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Author Website Templates, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer rswpthemes since Feb 2025.

Was Author Website Templates removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Author Website Templates safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Author Website Templates update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.7. 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