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Classic Editor +

by Pieter Bos · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Classic Editor + is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Classic Editor +
Ownership100
Maintenance100
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
senlin8 Jul 2018 to 23 Oct 2026, 61 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
12 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Classic Editor +
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20263

Last release 23 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
24 Jan 2022Classic Editor Addon < 2.6.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 2.6.32.6.40

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Classic Editor +
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20255.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2024 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star30
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star0
Latest low reviews

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Classic Editor +
4 May 2026465
11 May 2026899
18 May 2026836
25 May 2026815
1 Jun 2026699
8 Jun 2026734
15 Jun 20261,047
22 Jun 2026895
29 Jun 2026726
6 Jul 2026747
13 Jul 2026701
20 Jul 2026836
27 Jul 2026782
3 Aug 2026780
10 Aug 202611,132
17 Aug 20269,025
24 Aug 20262,775
31 Aug 20262,241
7 Sep 20261,734
14 Sep 20261,619
21 Sep 20261,682
28 Sep 20261,416
5 Oct 20261,407
12 Oct 202630,651
19 Oct 202621,442
26 Oct 20266,250
2 Nov 2026526

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 286% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version4.4.5
AuthorPieter Bos
Added8 Jul 2018
Last updated23 Oct 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress5.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsclassic editor, classic widgets, remove patterns, remove frontend scripts, remove frontend styling

Other plugins by this author: Pinyin Slugs, Customizer Hide Menu, Quick Multilingual

Questions

Is Classic Editor + still maintained?

Classic Editor + was last updated on 23 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Classic Editor + safe?

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

Who owns Classic Editor +?

The wordpress.org author is Pieter Bos. Recent committers: senlin, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Classic Editor +?

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

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