Desert Companion
Healthy: maintained, last release 6 Oct 2026, 25 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Desert Companion still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 25 releases in the last 24 months. 6 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Desert Companion, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer desertthemes since Aug 2022. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Desert Companion removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Desert Companion safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Desert Companion update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.4. No one-star spike after it. 6 Oct 2026 · Release history
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.
| plugin-master | 26 Aug 2022 to 26 Aug 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| desertthemes | 28 Aug 2022 to 6 Oct 2026, 113 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 29 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 25
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 6 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 7 |
| Q3 2024 | 7 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 5 |
| Q3 2025 | 5 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- Avoid · 1 star · 14 Dec 2022
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
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 366 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 875 |
| 18 May 2026 | 7,672 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,383 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,154 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 925 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 838 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 6,581 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,656 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,364 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 847 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 867 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 755 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 679 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 717 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 7,309 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,210 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,046 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 6,415 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,926 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 7,410 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,421 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 7,331 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,284 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,321 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,089 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 171 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 60% below the 27-week average.
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
| Version | 1.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Desert Themes |
| Added | 28 Aug 2022 |
| Last updated | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | admin, widgets, homepage, projects, companion |
Questions
Is Desert Companion still maintained?
Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 25 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Desert Companion, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer desertthemes since Aug 2022.
Was Desert Companion removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Desert Companion safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Desert Companion update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4. No one-star spike after it.