Comment Author Role Badge
Limited data: Comment Author Role Badge has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
- WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19, 13 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
Quick answers
- Is Comment Author Role Badge still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 12 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 12 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Comment Author Role Badge, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Sparanoid since Jan 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Comment Author Role Badge removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Comment Author Role Badge safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Comment Author Role Badge update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.2. No one-star spike after it. 12 Oct 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Sparanoid | 6 Jan 2017 to 12 Oct 2026, 9 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 23 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 5.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 12 Oct 2026. Tested up to 5.8, 13 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 5.0 |
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 10+
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Facts
- Version
- 1.0.2
- Author
- Sparanoid
- Added
- 4 Jan 2017
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
- Active installs
- 10+
- Requires WordPress
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- 5.8.19
- Requires PHP
- not stated
- Category
- not stated
- Tags
- badge, author, badges, comment, comments
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Questions about Comment Author Role Badge
Is Comment Author Role Badge still maintained?
Yes. Last release 12 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Comment Author Role Badge, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Sparanoid since Jan 2017.
Was Comment Author Role Badge removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Comment Author Role Badge safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Comment Author Role Badge update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.2. No one-star spike after it.