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Featured Category Widget

by tepelstreel · 100+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
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Limited data: Featured Category Widget has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for Featured Category Widget
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Featured Category Widget still maintained?
No. Last release 26 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago. 26 Feb 2016 · wordpress.org
Who owns Featured Category Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Featured Category Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Featured Category Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Featured Category Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.5. No one-star spike after it. 26 Feb 2016 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 130 months (last release 26 Feb 2016). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.25 Feb 2017Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, 26 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.

No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
11 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
4.5 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Featured Category Widget
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 26 Feb 2016. Tested up to 4.5, 26 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.2.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star0
3 star2
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

100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

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

Version2.5
Authortepelstreel
Added22 Mar 2012
Last updated26 Feb 2016
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress2.9
Tested up to4.5.33
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagscolumn, widget, sidebar, category, newspaper

Other plugins by this author: RSS Image Feed, Featured Post Widget, Advanced Featured Post Widget, Category Column, Native RSS, Advanced Category Column, Special Teaser Widget, A5 Recent Post Widget, Automated Editing, Ads Easy

Questions

Is Featured Category Widget still maintained?

No. Last release 26 Feb 2016, over 10 years ago.

Who owns Featured Category Widget, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Featured Category Widget removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Featured Category Widget safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Featured Category Widget update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.5. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue