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Classic Editor

by WordPress.org · 8,000,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 28 May 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Classic Editor
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Classic Editor still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 May 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 28 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Classic Editor, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer desrosj made a first commit on 28 May 2026. 28 May 2026 · SVN log
Was Classic Editor removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Classic Editor safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Classic Editor update safe to install?
Caution. Ownership change before 1.7.0: new committer desrosj made a first commit on 28 May 2026. No one-star spike after it. 28 May 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
azaozz20 Oct 2017 to 8 Dec 2025, 99 commits
ironprogrammer6 Apr 2024 to 19 Jul 2024, 6 commits
desrosj28 May 2026 to 28 May 2026, 2 commits

New committer desrosj made a first commit on 28 May 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Classic Editor
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 28 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (7 reviews). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Classic Editor
Q1 20264.5
Q2 20264.6
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 4.5 to 5.0 between Q1 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star1190
4 star28
3 star14
2 star3
1 star16

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

0% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

8,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Classic Editor
4 May 202648,169
11 May 202694,555
18 May 202695,568
25 May 20262,404,191
1 Jun 2026545,919
8 Jun 2026368,230
15 Jun 2026307,216
22 Jun 2026272,708
29 Jun 2026246,518
6 Jul 2026428,776
13 Jul 2026229,245
20 Jul 2026245,844
27 Jul 2026222,208
3 Aug 2026211,863
10 Aug 2026181,809
17 Aug 2026184,735
24 Aug 2026188,521
31 Aug 2026172,593
7 Sep 2026160,952
14 Sep 2026166,423
21 Sep 2026170,849
28 Sep 2026159,522
5 Oct 2026164,624
12 Oct 2026153,595
19 Oct 2026241,091
26 Oct 2026190,441
2 Nov 202627,504

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.7.0
AuthorWordPress.org
Added24 Oct 2017
Last updated28 May 2026
Active installs8,000,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagseditor, gutenberg, block-editor, classic editor

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Questions

Is Classic Editor still maintained?

Yes. Last release 28 May 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Classic Editor, and has it changed hands?

Changed. New committer desrosj made a first commit on 28 May 2026.

Was Classic Editor removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Classic Editor safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Classic Editor update safe to install?

Caution. Ownership change before 1.7.0: new committer desrosj made a first commit on 28 May 2026. No one-star spike after it.

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