Better Plugin Compatibility Control
Healthy: Better Plugin Compatibility Control is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| Alphawolf | 30 Dec 2008 to 15 Aug 2026, 156 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 15 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.3 from 19 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 13 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Momentum
4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 56 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 91 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,711 |
| 25 May 2026 | 831 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 419 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 257 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 181 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 150 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 132 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 187 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 130 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 138 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 139 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 162 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,773 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 938 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 386 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 236 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 206 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 195 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 178 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 165 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 166 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 126 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 299 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 203 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 35 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 53% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 7.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | wpseek |
| Added | 30 Dec 2008 |
| Last updated | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 4,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Admin Interface Customization |
| Tags | admin, control, version, management, compatibility |
Other plugins by this author: Reveal IDs, Disable All WordPress Updates, Simple Yearly Archive, Admin Management Xtended, Goolytics - Simple Google Analytics, Changelogger
Questions
Is Better Plugin Compatibility Control still maintained?
Better Plugin Compatibility Control was last updated on 15 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Better Plugin Compatibility Control safe?
Better Plugin Compatibility Control has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Better Plugin Compatibility Control?
The wordpress.org author is wpseek. Recent committers: Alphawolf, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Better Plugin Compatibility Control?
We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.