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Dashboard

Dashboard: Recent Posts Extended
by Ricardo Gonzalez · 20+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data1 Critical1 Warning

Limited data: Dashboard has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for Dashboard
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Dashboard still maintained?
No. Last release 30 Jan 2009, over 17 years ago. 30 Jan 2009 · wordpress.org
Who owns Dashboard, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Dashboard removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Dashboard safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Dashboard update safe to install?
Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version. Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 216 months (last release 30 Jan 2009). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.30 Jan 2010Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 2.7, 44 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.

No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.

Maintenance

Last release
18 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
2.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+

Last release 30 Jan 2009. Tested up to 2.7, 44 major versions behind WordPress 7.1. Release history builds as we see new versions.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

20+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

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

Version2.0
AuthorRicardo Gonzalez
Added4 Apr 2008
Last updated30 Jan 2009
Active installs20+
Requires WordPress2.7
Tested up to2.7
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagswidgets, dashboard, recent posts, dashboard widget

Other plugins by this author: Twitter for WordPress, Simply RSS Fetcher, del.icio.us for WordPress, Last.fm for WordPress, Dashboard: Technorati Reactions Extended, RSS Stream, Plurk for WordPress, Jaiku for WordPress, Jisko for WordPress

Questions

Is Dashboard still maintained?

No. Last release 30 Jan 2009, over 17 years ago.

Who owns Dashboard, and has it changed hands?

Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.

Was Dashboard removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Dashboard safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Dashboard update safe to install?

Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version.

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