Black Studio TinyMCE Widget
Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Aug 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Black Studio TinyMCE Widget still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 20 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Black Studio TinyMCE Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer thedarkmist since Mar 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Black Studio TinyMCE Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Black Studio TinyMCE Widget safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Black Studio TinyMCE Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.7.4. No one-star spike after it. 20 Aug 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.
| marcochiesi | 10 Nov 2011 to 7 Jul 2024, 196 commits |
|---|---|
| thedarkmist | 8 Mar 2026 to 20 Aug 2026, 7 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2011.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 173 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 8 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 3 |
| 1 star | 5 |
- this plugin have a problem · 2 stars · 24 Mar 2017
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
200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 710 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,443 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,433 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,385 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,389 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,357 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,360 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,315 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,233 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,266 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,256 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,548 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,472 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,426 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,507 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 81,743 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 16,413 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 10,108 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 7,910 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 7,153 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 6,727 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 5,824 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,691 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 4,734 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 7,958 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 6,230 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 801 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 27% 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 | 2.7.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Black Studio |
| Added | 10 Nov 2011 |
| Last updated | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 200,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | editor, visual, widget, tinyMCE, wysiwyg |
Other plugins by this author: Black Studio Touch Dropdown Menu, Black Studio Homepage Builder for Genesis
Questions
Is Black Studio TinyMCE Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Black Studio TinyMCE Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer thedarkmist since Mar 2026.
Was Black Studio TinyMCE Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Black Studio TinyMCE Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Black Studio TinyMCE Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.7.4. No one-star spike after it.