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Admin Columns

by Codepress · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Oct 2026, 10 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

94/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Admin Columns
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Admin Columns still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Admin Columns, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer dungengronovius made a first commit on 7 Oct 2026. 7 Oct 2026 · SVN log
Was Admin Columns removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Admin Columns safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 7.0.19). Not on the exploited list. 5 Jun 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Admin Columns update safe to install?
Caution. Ownership change before 7.1.8: new committer dungengronovius made a first commit on 7 Oct 2026. No one-star spike after it. 27 Oct 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
codepress27 Nov 2011 to 1 Sep 2026, 96 commits
tschutter9 Aug 2013 to 10 Nov 2021, 128 commits
dungengronovius7 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026, 2 commits

New committer dungengronovius made a first commit on 7 Oct 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Admin Columns
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20252
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20261
Q4 20262

Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (3 reviews). Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating per quarter for Admin Columns
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.5
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2025 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star1563
4 star60
3 star11
2 star6
1 star12
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 7.0.19).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Jun 2026Admin Columns <= 7.0.18 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via Custom Field Meta Value8.8<= 7.0.187.0.19Patched before disclosure
21 Jun 2021Admin Columns Free < 4.3.2 and Pro < 5.5.2 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4< 4.3.24.3.2Patched before disclosure
31 May 2021Admin Columns Free < 4.3 and Pro < 5.5.1 Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4<= 4.24.3Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 7.1.7 (sanitize).

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

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Admin Columns
4 May 20261,842
11 May 20265,553
18 May 20268,733
25 May 202642,849
1 Jun 202616,805
8 Jun 202611,031
15 Jun 20266,623
22 Jun 20266,193
29 Jun 20265,506
6 Jul 20267,558
13 Jul 20264,696
20 Jul 20265,288
27 Jul 20264,046
3 Aug 20264,090
10 Aug 20263,660
17 Aug 20263,420
24 Aug 20263,554
31 Aug 202650,662
7 Sep 202610,891
14 Sep 202611,005
21 Sep 20268,511
28 Sep 20266,333
5 Oct 202649,583
12 Oct 202612,590
19 Oct 202615,303
26 Oct 202661,024
2 Nov 20263,335

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 68% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version7.1.8
AuthorCodepress
Added27 Nov 2011
Last updated27 Oct 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagscolumns, list table, woocommerce, admin columns, custom fields

Questions

Is Admin Columns still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Admin Columns, and has it changed hands?

Changed. New committer dungengronovius made a first commit on 7 Oct 2026.

Was Admin Columns removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Admin Columns safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 7.0.19). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Admin Columns update safe to install?

Caution. Ownership change before 7.1.8: new committer dungengronovius made a first commit on 7 Oct 2026. No one-star spike after it.

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