Recent Category Posts Widget
Limited data: Recent Category Posts Widget has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Recent Category Posts Widget still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 10 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 10 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Recent Category Posts Widget, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Recent Category Posts Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Recent Category Posts Widget safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Recent Category Posts Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.0.1. No one-star spike after it. 10 Jun 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.
No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 10 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
300+ 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
| Version | 2.0.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | George Stephanis |
| Added | 14 Dec 2010 |
| Last updated | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 300+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | widget, category, categories |
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Questions
Is Recent Category Posts Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 10 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Recent Category Posts Widget, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was Recent Category Posts Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Recent Category Posts Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Recent Category Posts Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.1. No one-star spike after it.