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Reference Manager for WordPress with

Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary
by CiteKit · 60+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
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Limited data: Reference Manager for WordPress with has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Reference Manager for WordPress with
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Reference Manager for WordPress with still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 21 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Reference Manager for WordPress with, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer writerspress made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Reference Manager for WordPress with removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Reference Manager for WordPress with safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Reference Manager for WordPress with update safe to install?
Caution. Ownership change before 4.5.0: new committer writerspress made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026. No one-star spike after it. 3 Nov 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.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master19 May 2025 to 19 May 2025, 1 commits
writerspress4 Jun 2025 to 3 Nov 2026, 43 commits

New committer writerspress made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
21
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Reference Manager for WordPress with
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20265
Q3 20266
Q4 20268

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

60+ 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

Version4.5.0
AuthorCiteKit
Added4 Jun 2025
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs60+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagsglossary, tooltips, citations, footnotes, bibliographies

Other plugins by this author: Cite This Article - Author Box & Citation

Questions

Is Reference Manager for WordPress with still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 21 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Reference Manager for WordPress with, and has it changed hands?

Changed. New committer writerspress made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.

Was Reference Manager for WordPress with removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Reference Manager for WordPress with safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Reference Manager for WordPress with update safe to install?

Caution. Ownership change before 4.5.0: new committer writerspress made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026. No one-star spike after it.

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