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Advanced Classic Editor

by DediData · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Feb 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Advanced Classic Editor
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Advanced Classic Editor still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Feb 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Feb 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Advanced Classic Editor, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer farhad0 since Feb 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Advanced Classic Editor removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Advanced Classic Editor safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Advanced Classic Editor update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.1.5. No one-star spike after it. 13 Feb 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 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
parsmizban2 Sep 2017 to 1 Oct 2019, 13 commits
dedidata29 Nov 2017 to 23 Mar 2024, 19 commits
farhad09 Feb 2025 to 13 Feb 2026, 2 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
9 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Advanced Classic Editor
Q1 20248
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Feb 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Advanced Classic Editor
4 May 202687
11 May 2026148
18 May 2026141
25 May 2026179
1 Jun 2026156
8 Jun 2026157
15 Jun 2026141
22 Jun 2026161
29 Jun 2026142
6 Jul 2026134
13 Jul 2026120
20 Jul 2026134
27 Jul 2026136
3 Aug 2026148
10 Aug 2026136
17 Aug 2026146
24 Aug 2026112
31 Aug 2026132
7 Sep 2026132
14 Sep 2026176
21 Sep 2026155
28 Sep 2026134
5 Oct 2026146
12 Oct 2026158
19 Oct 2026170
26 Oct 2026169
2 Nov 202644

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

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Facts

Version3.1.5
AuthorDediData
Added2 Sep 2017
Last updated13 Feb 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagseditor, wysiwyg, bootstrap, FontAwesome, Wordpress Editor

Other plugins by this author: Smart SEO, OptiKit - Performance Optimization & Utility Toolkit

Questions

Is Advanced Classic Editor still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 Feb 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Advanced Classic Editor, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer farhad0 since Feb 2025.

Was Advanced Classic Editor removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Advanced Classic Editor safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Advanced Classic Editor update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.1.5. No one-star spike after it.

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