Cresta Posts Box
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Cresta Posts Box still maintained?
- No. Last release 14 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 14 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Cresta Posts Box, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer CrestaProject since Dec 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Cresta Posts Box removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Cresta Posts Box safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Cresta Posts Box update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.6. No one-star spike after it. 14 Apr 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| CrestaProject | 25 Dec 2015 to 14 Apr 2025, 113 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 19 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 14 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 22 |
| 18 May 2026 | 17 |
| 25 May 2026 | 56 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 55 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 28 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 15 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 17 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 31 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 15 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 22 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 37 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 38 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 50 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 38 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 61 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 30 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 37 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 45 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 50 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 52 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 47 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 40 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 42 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 71 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 86 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 19 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 41% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.3.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | CrestaProject |
| Added | 25 Dec 2015 |
| Last updated | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | post, posts, previous, next post, previous post |
Other plugins by this author: Cresta Help Chat, Cresta Social Share Counter, Cresta Social Messenger, Attesa Extra, Cresta Image In Widget, Cresta Addons for Elementor, Cresta Post Widget FREE
Questions
Is Cresta Posts Box still maintained?
No. Last release 14 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Cresta Posts Box, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer CrestaProject since Dec 2015.
Was Cresta Posts Box removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Cresta Posts Box safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Cresta Posts Box update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.6. No one-star spike after it.