Change Admin Email
Healthy: maintained, last release 18 Oct 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | 85 |
Quick answers
- Is Change Admin Email still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 18 Oct 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 18 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Change Admin Email, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer johndeebdd since Mar 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Change Admin Email removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Change Admin Email safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Change Admin Email update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 5.0.2. No one-star spike after it. 18 Oct 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.
| johndeebdd | 15 Mar 2018 to 18 Oct 2026, 21 commits |
|---|---|
| deployer | 30 Dec 2018 to 30 Dec 2018, 3 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 17 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 18 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: 5.0 (2 reviews). Lifetime: 4.8.
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 134 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 5 |
- Spam Plugin · 1 star · 25 Feb 2026
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 671 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 2,295 |
| 18 May 2026 | 4,355 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,860 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,648 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,732 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,503 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,292 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,273 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,323 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,426 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,525 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,608 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,417 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,337 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,297 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,227 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,266 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,143 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,205 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,313 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,092 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,111 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 8,662 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 15,145 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 6,183 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 468 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 214% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 5.0.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | johndeebdd |
| Added | 15 Mar 2018 |
| Last updated | 18 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 40,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | email, rollback, admin_email, change_admin_email |
Other plugins by this author: Remove GDPR
Questions
Is Change Admin Email still maintained?
Yes. Last release 18 Oct 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Change Admin Email, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer johndeebdd since Mar 2018.
Was Change Admin Email removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Change Admin Email safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Change Admin Email update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.0.2. No one-star spike after it.