Avantex Companion
Healthy: maintained, last release 24 Sep 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
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.
| plugin-master | 3 Apr 2023 to 3 Apr 2023, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| FARAZFRANK | 4 Apr 2023 to 15 Oct 2026, 35 commits |
| zishlife | 24 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+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 24 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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.
| 4 May 2026 | 48 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 74 |
| 18 May 2026 | 95 |
| 25 May 2026 | 87 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 73 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 77 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 66 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 62 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 71 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 58 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 68 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 88 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 87 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 88 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 79 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 95 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 72 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 69 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 94 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 107 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,396 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 203 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 212 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 179 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 174 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 182 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 28 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 3% below the 27-week average.
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
| Version | 0.2.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | FARAZFRANK |
| Added | 4 Apr 2023 |
| Last updated | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | not stated |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | admin, 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.