Basic URL ShortCodes
Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Basic URL ShortCodes still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Basic URL ShortCodes, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer devikas301 since Jul 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Basic URL ShortCodes removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Basic URL ShortCodes safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Basic URL ShortCodes update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 2 Nov 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.
| devikas301 | 20 Jul 2017 to 2 Nov 2026, 24 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 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
4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 53 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 195 |
| 18 May 2026 | 204 |
| 25 May 2026 | 182 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 156 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 177 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 143 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 128 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 123 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 151 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 144 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 145 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 155 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 178 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 3,936 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 271 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 259 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 194 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 229 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 209 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 197 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 222 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 159 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 135 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 164 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 156 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 101 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 55% 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 | 4.1.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Vikas Sharma |
| Added | 20 Jul 2017 |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 4,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | url, theme, uploads, permalink, shortcode |
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Questions
Is Basic URL ShortCodes still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Basic URL ShortCodes, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer devikas301 since Jul 2017.
Was Basic URL ShortCodes removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Basic URL ShortCodes safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Basic URL ShortCodes update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.1.1. No one-star spike after it.