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Chronological Posts

by Nick Halsey · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Chronological Posts is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Chronological Posts
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
celloexpressions4 Apr 2016 to 13 Jul 2026, 13 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+

Last release 13 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1. Release history builds as we see new versions.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.9 from 12 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star11
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Chronological Posts
4 May 202625
11 May 202662
18 May 202677
25 May 202660
1 Jun 202640
8 Jun 202647
15 Jun 202626
22 Jun 202634
29 Jun 202645
6 Jul 202635
13 Jul 2026726
20 Jul 2026127
27 Jul 2026113
3 Aug 2026134
10 Aug 2026115
17 Aug 2026114
24 Aug 2026125
31 Aug 202694
7 Sep 202684
14 Sep 2026105
21 Sep 2026104
28 Sep 2026110
5 Oct 2026102
12 Oct 2026122
19 Oct 2026142
26 Oct 2026129
2 Nov 202618

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 5% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.1
AuthorNick Halsey
Added4 Apr 2016
Last updated13 Jul 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.4
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagspost order, chronological, reverse post order

Other plugins by this author: Fourteen Colors, List Custom Taxonomy Widget, Custom Highlight Color, Featured Image in Content, Modular Custom CSS, Featured Audio, QuickShare, Login Site Icon, Thirteen Colors, Sheet Music Libary, Full Screen Galleries, Multisite Custom CSS

Questions

Is Chronological Posts still maintained?

Chronological Posts was last updated on 13 Jul 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Chronological Posts safe?

Chronological Posts has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Chronological Posts?

The wordpress.org author is Nick Halsey. Recent committers: celloexpressions, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Chronological Posts?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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