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Custom Post Carousels with Owl

by thehowarde · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 9 Jan 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

80/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Custom Post Carousels with Owl
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Custom Post Carousels with Owl still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 9 Jan 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Custom Post Carousels with Owl, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer thehowarde since Aug 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Custom Post Carousels with Owl removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Custom Post Carousels with Owl safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.12). Not on the exploited list. 30 May 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Custom Post Carousels with Owl update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.12. No one-star spike after it. 28 May 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 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
thehowarde24 Aug 2018 to 9 Jan 2026, 63 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
10 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Custom Post Carousels with Owl
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Jan 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star15
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star1

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 1.4.12).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 May 2025Custom Post Carousels with Owl <= 1.4.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4<= 1.4.111.4.12Patched before disclosure
27 Dec 2023Custom Post Carousels with Owl <= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.4.61.4.7Patched before disclosure

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

Support

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

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Custom Post Carousels with Owl
4 May 202670
11 May 2026134
18 May 2026129
25 May 2026152
1 Jun 2026137
8 Jun 2026153
15 Jun 2026128
22 Jun 2026116
29 Jun 2026150
6 Jul 2026141
13 Jul 2026133
20 Jul 2026132
27 Jul 2026145
3 Aug 2026164
10 Aug 2026154
17 Aug 2026159
24 Aug 2026131
31 Aug 2026120
7 Sep 2026128
14 Sep 2026153
21 Sep 2026146
28 Sep 2026158
5 Oct 2026147
12 Oct 2026134
19 Oct 2026171
26 Oct 2026165
2 Nov 202624

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.4.12
Authorthehowarde
Added24 Aug 2018
Last updated9 Jan 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.5
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping > Product Management & Catalogs
Tagspost slider, post carousel, Image carousel, owl carousel 2, product slider

Other plugins by this author: Parallax Image, CF7 Woo Product Registration, Analytics Event Tracking for GTAG, Connect Contact Form 7 to Constant Contact V3

Questions

Is Custom Post Carousels with Owl still maintained?

Yes. Last release 9 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Custom Post Carousels with Owl, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer thehowarde since Aug 2018.

Was Custom Post Carousels with Owl removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Custom Post Carousels with Owl safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.12). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Custom Post Carousels with Owl update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.12. 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