Category and Subcategory List Widget
Healthy: released 11 months ago, no open vulnerabilities. One warning: not tested with recent WordPress versions.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 50 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, 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
Quick answers
- Is Category and Subcategory List Widget still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 1 Dec 2025, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Category and Subcategory List Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer murali-indiacitys since Feb 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Category and Subcategory List Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Category and Subcategory List Widget safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Category and Subcategory List Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 7.3. No one-star spike after it. 1 Dec 2025 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| murali-indiacitys | 26 Feb 2016 to 1 Dec 2025, 114 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 11 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 6.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.0 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 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 1 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 4.5 |
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 600+
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Facts
- Version
- 7.3
- Author
- Murali
- Added
- 26 Feb 2016
- Last updated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Active installs
- 600+
- Requires WordPress
- 6.2
- Tested up to
- 6.9.11
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Category
- Site Structure & Navigation > Categories & Taxonomies
- Tags
- widget, category, subcategory, category list, subcategory list
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Questions about Category and Subcategory List Widget
Is Category and Subcategory List Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Dec 2025, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Category and Subcategory List Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer murali-indiacitys since Feb 2016.
Was Category and Subcategory List Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Category and Subcategory List Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Category and Subcategory List Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 7.3. No one-star spike after it.