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SmartText Rotator

SmartText Rotator - Add Motion to Your Words
by Labib Ahmed · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SmartText Rotator
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is SmartText Rotator still maintained?
No. Last release 24 May 2025, over 1 year ago. 24 May 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns SmartText Rotator, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Labibahmed42 since Jul 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was SmartText Rotator removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is SmartText Rotator safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.7). Not on the exploited list. 11 Jul 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest SmartText Rotator update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.7. No one-star spike after it. 25 Jul 2024 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 17 months (last release 24 May 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.24 May 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
Labibahmed429 Jul 2015 to 24 May 2025, 64 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
18 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for SmartText Rotator
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 24 May 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.5.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star1
2 star2
1 star2

Security record

3 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 5.7).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
11 Jul 2024Dynamic Word Spinner: CSS3 Animated Rotation <= 5.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 5.65.715
3 Nov 2023Animated Rotating Words <= 5.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save_admin_options4.3<= 5.45.5Patched before disclosure
3 Nov 2023Animated Rotating Words <= 5.4 - Missing Authorization via save_admin_options4.3<= 5.45.5Patched before disclosure

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.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SmartText Rotator
4 May 202620
11 May 202626
18 May 202632
25 May 202645
1 Jun 202630
8 Jun 202630
15 Jun 202619
22 Jun 202624
29 Jun 202628
6 Jul 202622
13 Jul 202630
20 Jul 202629
27 Jul 202633
3 Aug 202651
10 Aug 202638
17 Aug 202652
24 Aug 202631
31 Aug 202635
7 Sep 202637
14 Sep 202651
21 Sep 202658
28 Sep 202651
5 Oct 202651
12 Oct 202658
19 Oct 202680
26 Oct 202677
2 Nov 202612

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 46% 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

Version5.7
AuthorLabib Ahmed
Added9 Jul 2015
Last updated24 May 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes > Animations & Visual Effects
TagsCSS3, animation, rotating words, text animation, sentence animation

Other plugins by this author: Image Hover Effects - WordPress Plugin, Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder, Rotating Words For WPBakery Page Builder, Image Hover Effects For WooCommerce Products, Animated Rotating Words for Elementor, PostEase - Frontend Post Editor & Inline Content Editing for WordPress, HoverMagix - Elementor Addon

Questions

Is SmartText Rotator still maintained?

No. Last release 24 May 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns SmartText Rotator, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Labibahmed42 since Jul 2015.

Was SmartText Rotator removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is SmartText Rotator safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest SmartText Rotator update safe to install?

No ownership change before 5.7. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue