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Classic Widgets

by Tonya Mork · 2,000,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: released 11 months ago, no open vulnerabilities. One warning: not tested with recent WordPress versions.

82/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Classic Widgets
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Classic Widgets still maintained?
Yes. Last release 8 Dec 2025, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 8 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Classic Widgets, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer azaozz since May 2021. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Classic Widgets removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Classic Widgets safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Classic Widgets update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.3. No one-star spike after it. 25 Jan 2022 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master5 May 2021 to 5 May 2021, 1 commits
hellofromTonya5 May 2021 to 25 Jan 2022, 4 commits
azaozz31 May 2021 to 8 Dec 2025, 10 commits
ironprogrammer4 Nov 2022 to 8 May 2024, 4 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Classic Widgets
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 8 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Last 90 days vs lifetime average rating for Classic Widgets
Last 90 daysNo reviews
Lifetime4.9
Average rating per quarter
Average rating per quarter for Classic Widgets
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20243.5
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20264.5
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star258
4 star5
3 star4
2 star0
1 star5
Latest low reviews

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

2,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Classic Widgets
4 May 20264,245
11 May 202612,737
18 May 202613,348
25 May 202611,465
1 Jun 202612,206
8 Jun 202612,743
15 Jun 202612,946
22 Jun 202611,923
29 Jun 202611,253
6 Jul 202612,276
13 Jul 202611,552
20 Jul 202613,839
27 Jul 202613,446
3 Aug 202613,499
10 Aug 202612,273
17 Aug 202612,708
24 Aug 202613,794
31 Aug 202612,177
7 Sep 202613,190
14 Sep 202612,876
21 Sep 202613,165
28 Sep 202613,042
5 Oct 202614,174
12 Oct 202613,379
19 Oct 202616,364
26 Oct 202617,627
2 Nov 20262,283

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 0% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version0.3
AuthorTonya Mork
Added5 May 2021
Last updated8 Dec 2025
Active installs2,000,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagseditor, disable, gutenberg, classic widgets, disable gutenberg

Other plugins by this author: Cleanup Duplicate Meta, Kint PHP Debugger, Debug Toolkit

Questions

Is Classic Widgets still maintained?

Yes. Last release 8 Dec 2025, 0 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Classic Widgets, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer azaozz since May 2021.

Was Classic Widgets removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Classic Widgets safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Classic Widgets update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.3. No one-star spike after it.

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