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DocumentCloud

by muckrock · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for DocumentCloud
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is DocumentCloud still maintained?
No. Last release 24 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 24 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns DocumentCloud, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer muckrock since Nov 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was DocumentCloud removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is DocumentCloud safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest DocumentCloud update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.7.0. No one-star spike after it. 24 Sep 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 13 months (last release 24 Sep 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.24 Sep 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
muckrock20 Nov 2020 to 24 Sep 2025, 6 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
14 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for DocumentCloud
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 24 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star1
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

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for DocumentCloud
4 May 202686
11 May 2026522
18 May 2026747
25 May 2026515
1 Jun 2026581
8 Jun 2026589
15 Jun 2026365
22 Jun 2026346
29 Jun 2026351
6 Jul 2026466
13 Jul 2026455
20 Jul 2026407
27 Jul 2026299
3 Aug 2026423
10 Aug 2026436
17 Aug 2026520
24 Aug 2026402
31 Aug 2026558
7 Sep 2026535
14 Sep 2026515
21 Sep 2026467
28 Sep 2026617
5 Oct 2026642
12 Oct 2026778
19 Oct 2026648
26 Oct 2026692
2 Nov 2026126

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 16% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version0.7.0
Authormuckrock
Added30 Apr 2015
Last updated24 Sep 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Document Management & Downloads
Tagsresearch, documents, reporting, journalism, documentcloud

Questions

Is DocumentCloud still maintained?

No. Last release 24 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns DocumentCloud, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer muckrock since Nov 2020.

Was DocumentCloud removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is DocumentCloud safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest DocumentCloud update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.7.0. 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