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BEA

BEA - Sanitize Filename
by BE API · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 7 Apr 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

88/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for BEA
Ownership100
Maintenance65
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is BEA still maintained?
Yes. Last release 7 Apr 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 7 Apr 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns BEA, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer beapi since Sep 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was BEA removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is BEA safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest BEA update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.10. No one-star spike after it. 7 Apr 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
momo360modena4 May 2019 to 4 May 2019, 2 commits
beapi27 Sep 2022 to 7 Apr 2026, 3 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
7 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for BEA
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 7 Apr 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star4
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 BEA
4 May 202642
11 May 202681
18 May 202689
25 May 202683
1 Jun 202695
8 Jun 202678
15 Jun 202669
22 Jun 202671
29 Jun 202666
6 Jul 202687
13 Jul 202673
20 Jul 202695
27 Jul 2026107
3 Aug 2026117
10 Aug 202685
17 Aug 2026105
24 Aug 202697
31 Aug 202684
7 Sep 202686
14 Sep 2026102
21 Sep 202696
28 Sep 202680
5 Oct 2026100
12 Oct 2026116
19 Oct 2026155
26 Oct 2026132
2 Nov 202626

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 20% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version2.0.10
AuthorBE API
Added3 Feb 2018
Last updated7 Apr 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP8.0
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagsmedia, uploads, sanitize

Other plugins by this author: BEA - Loco Translate Enhancements, BEAPI - Maintenance Mode, BEA - Media Analytics, BEA - Activator

Questions

Is BEA still maintained?

Yes. Last release 7 Apr 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns BEA, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer beapi since Sep 2022.

Was BEA removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is BEA safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest BEA update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.10. 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