Custom Post Type Widgets
Healthy: released 5 months ago, no open vulnerabilities.
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.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Quick answers
- Is Custom Post Type Widgets still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 2 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Custom Post Type Widgets, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer thingsym since Jan 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Custom Post Type Widgets removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Custom Post Type Widgets safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Custom Post Type Widgets update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it. 2 Jun 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| thingsym | 28 Jan 2015 to 2 Jun 2026, 39 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 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 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 2 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version 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: 4.8.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 4.8 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2024.
| 5 star | 12 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 626
| 4 May 2026 | 43 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 111 |
| 18 May 2026 | 107 |
| 25 May 2026 | 111 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 4,417 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,002 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 671 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 566 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 580 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 734 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 412 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 631 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 486 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 435 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 329 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 358 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 396 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 328 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 331 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 325 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 411 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 361 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 334 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 337 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 982 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 626 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 4% below the 26-week average.
Facts
- Version
- 1.5.3
- Author
- thingsym
- Added
- 28 Jan 2015
- Last updated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9
- Tested up to
- 7.0.8
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Category
- Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing
- Tags
- widget, widgets, taxonomy, custom post type
Other plugins by this author: Multi Device Switcher, WP Auto Updater, Custom Post Type Rewrite, Editor Bridge, Custom Post Type Widget Blocks, Back to the Top, WP Is Mobile Text Widget, Nav Menu Trim, Better Website Performance, Cycle Blocks
Questions about Custom Post Type Widgets
Is Custom Post Type Widgets still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Custom Post Type Widgets, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer thingsym since Jan 2015.
Was Custom Post Type Widgets removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Custom Post Type Widgets safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Custom Post Type Widgets update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it.