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Default Post Author

by MonarchWP · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Default Post Author is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Default Post Author
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master7 Feb 2024 to 7 Feb 2024, 1 commits
monarchwp238 Feb 2024 to 13 Oct 2026, 10 commits
wpdelower17 Feb 2024 to 28 Jan 2025, 11 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
22 days ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Default Post Author
Q1 20243
Q2 20242
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 2 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

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

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Default Post Author
4 May 202627
11 May 202644
18 May 202645
25 May 202669
1 Jun 202647
8 Jun 202652
15 Jun 202634
22 Jun 202640
29 Jun 202648
6 Jul 202646
13 Jul 202633
20 Jul 202632
27 Jul 202652
3 Aug 202657
10 Aug 202655
17 Aug 202656
24 Aug 202647
31 Aug 202646
7 Sep 202647
14 Sep 202662
21 Sep 202663
28 Sep 202656
5 Oct 202654
12 Oct 2026599
19 Oct 2026227
26 Oct 2026208
2 Nov 202629

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 230% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.3.0
AuthorMonarchWP
Added8 Feb 2024
Last updated13 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.0
Categorynot stated
Tagsposts, wp post, post author, author management, default post author

Questions

Is Default Post Author still maintained?

Default Post Author was last updated on 13 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Default Post Author safe?

Default Post Author has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Default Post Author?

The wordpress.org author is MonarchWP. Recent committers: monarchwp23, wpdelower, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Default Post Author?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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