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Speed Kit

by baqend · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid2 Criticals1 Warning

Avoid: vulnerability published 7 Jan 2026 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for Speed Kit
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security35
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Speed Kit still maintained?
No. Last release 2 May 2024, over 2 years ago. 2 May 2024 · wordpress.org
Who owns Speed Kit, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Speed Kit removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Speed Kit safe?
No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 7 Jan 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Speed Kit update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.2. No one-star spike after it. 2 May 2024 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 7 Jan 2026 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.21 Jan 2026Evidence
  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 30 months (last release 2 May 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.2 May 2025Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15, 9 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
baqend24 Nov 2017 to 2 May 2024, 120 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
3 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.2 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.3.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Speed Kit
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 2 May 2024. Tested up to 6.2, 9 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star2

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, 1 with no fix in the current version.

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
7 Jan 2026Speed Kit <= 2.0.2 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 2.0.2No fixn/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Speed Kit
4 May 202615
11 May 202653
18 May 202644
25 May 202656
1 Jun 202639
8 Jun 202639
15 Jun 202628
22 Jun 202615
29 Jun 202634
6 Jul 202631
13 Jul 202635
20 Jul 202637
27 Jul 202652
3 Aug 202664
10 Aug 202648
17 Aug 202656
24 Aug 202649
31 Aug 202647
7 Sep 202659
14 Sep 202662
21 Sep 202659
28 Sep 202672
5 Oct 202680
12 Oct 202662
19 Oct 2026125
26 Oct 2026126
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 61% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.0.2
Authorbaqend
Added24 Nov 2017
Last updated2 May 2024
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.6.0
Tested up to6.2.15
Requires PHP7.3.0
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
TagsFast, secure, caching, performance, optimization

Questions

Is Speed Kit still maintained?

No. Last release 2 May 2024, over 2 years ago.

Who owns Speed Kit, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Speed Kit removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Speed Kit safe?

No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version.

Is the latest Speed Kit update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.2. 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 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue