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Avantex Companion

by FARAZFRANK · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 24 Sep 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Avantex Companion
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Avantex Companion still maintained?
Yes. Last release 24 Sep 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months. 24 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Avantex Companion, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer FARAZFRANK since Apr 2023. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Avantex Companion removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Avantex Companion safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Avantex Companion update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.2.7. No one-star spike after it. 24 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-master3 Apr 2023 to 3 Apr 2023, 1 commits
FARAZFRANK4 Apr 2023 to 15 Oct 2026, 35 commits
zishlife24 Dec 2024 to 24 Dec 2024, 1 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.

Maintenance

Last release
41 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Avantex Companion
Q1 20241
Q2 20244
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 24 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

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Avantex Companion
4 May 202648
11 May 202674
18 May 202695
25 May 202687
1 Jun 202673
8 Jun 202677
15 Jun 202666
22 Jun 202662
29 Jun 202671
6 Jul 202658
13 Jul 202668
20 Jul 202688
27 Jul 202687
3 Aug 202688
10 Aug 202679
17 Aug 202695
24 Aug 202672
31 Aug 202669
7 Sep 202694
14 Sep 2026107
21 Sep 20261,396
28 Sep 2026203
5 Oct 2026212
12 Oct 2026179
19 Oct 2026174
26 Oct 2026182
2 Nov 202628

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 3% below the 27-week average.

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version0.2.7
AuthorFARAZFRANK
Added4 Apr 2023
Last updated24 Sep 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPressnot stated
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsadmin, widgets, featured, frontpage, theme page

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Questions

Is Avantex Companion still maintained?

Yes. Last release 24 Sep 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Avantex Companion, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer FARAZFRANK since Apr 2023.

Was Avantex Companion removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Avantex Companion safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Avantex Companion update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.2.7. No one-star spike after it.

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