Disable Application Passwords
Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Nov 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Disable Application Passwords still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Disable Application Passwords, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer specialk since Dec 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Disable Application Passwords removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Disable Application Passwords safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Disable Application Passwords update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.7. No one-star spike after it. 3 Nov 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 | 10 Dec 2020 to 10 Dec 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| specialk | 10 Dec 2020 to 3 Nov 2026, 21 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- yesterday
- Releases, 24 months
- 6
- Tested up to
- 7.2 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.20 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 9 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 103 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 185 |
| 18 May 2026 | 210 |
| 25 May 2026 | 278 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 150 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 124 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 119 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 125 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 118 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 106 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 923 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 401 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 309 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 289 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 227 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 187 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 219 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 229 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 243 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 273 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 197 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 231 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 371 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 190 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 274 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 228 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 41 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 22% 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 | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Starr |
| Added | 10 Dec 2020 |
| Last updated | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.2 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 |
| Category | Security & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection |
| Tags | disable, passwords, application |
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Questions
Is Disable Application Passwords still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Disable Application Passwords, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer specialk since Dec 2020.
Was Disable Application Passwords removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Disable Application Passwords safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Disable Application Passwords update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.7. No one-star spike after it.