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Custom PHP Settings

by cyclonecode · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Nov 2025, 21 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Custom PHP Settings
Ownership100
Maintenance55
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Custom PHP Settings still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Nov 2025, 21 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Nov 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Custom PHP Settings, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer cyclonecode since Feb 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Custom PHP Settings removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Custom PHP Settings safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.3.2). Not on the exploited list. 30 Apr 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Custom PHP Settings update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.4.1. No one-star spike after it. 20 Nov 2025 · 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

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master24 Feb 2019 to 24 Feb 2019, 1 commits
cyclonecode25 Feb 2019 to 20 Nov 2025, 137 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
12 months ago
Releases, 24 months
21
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Custom PHP Settings
Q1 20240
Q2 202419
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 202517
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Nov 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Average rating stayed at 1.0 between Q2 2024 and Q1 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star12
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 2.3.2).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Apr 2026Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter6.1<= 2.3.12.3.2Patched before disclosure

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Custom PHP Settings
4 May 2026107
11 May 2026293
18 May 2026282
25 May 2026237
1 Jun 2026226
8 Jun 2026245
15 Jun 2026227
22 Jun 2026188
29 Jun 2026209
6 Jul 2026217
13 Jul 2026182
20 Jul 2026248
27 Jul 2026247
3 Aug 2026228
10 Aug 2026237
17 Aug 2026222
24 Aug 2026203
31 Aug 2026236
7 Sep 2026205
14 Sep 2026256
21 Sep 2026242
28 Sep 2026226
5 Oct 2026255
12 Oct 2026227
19 Oct 2026414
26 Oct 2026349
2 Nov 202646

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.4.1
Authorcyclonecode
Added25 Feb 2019
Last updated20 Nov 2025
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress4.1.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsphp, Apache, apache2, htaccess, settings

Other plugins by this author: Cision Block, WP Giosg, Cision Modules, Asciify

Questions

Is Custom PHP Settings still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 Nov 2025, 21 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Custom PHP Settings, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer cyclonecode since Feb 2019.

Was Custom PHP Settings removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Custom PHP Settings safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.3.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Custom PHP Settings update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.4.1. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue