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Embedly

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

Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Feb 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

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

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Embedly
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Embedly still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Feb 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 20 Feb 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Embedly, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Embedly since May 2010. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Embedly removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Embedly safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Embedly update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.9.3. No one-star spike after it. 20 Feb 2026 · 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
Embedly20 May 2010 to 20 Feb 2026, 143 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
9 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Embedly
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Feb 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.5.

Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star3
3 star0
2 star0
1 star7

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

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Embedly
4 May 202637
11 May 202682
18 May 202670
25 May 2026157
1 Jun 202666
8 Jun 202670
15 Jun 202664
22 Jun 202661
29 Jun 202658
6 Jul 202673
13 Jul 202676
20 Jul 202679
27 Jul 202679
3 Aug 202681
10 Aug 202674
17 Aug 202688
24 Aug 202679
31 Aug 202655
7 Sep 202667
14 Sep 202689
21 Sep 202695
28 Sep 202686
5 Oct 202688
12 Oct 202675
19 Oct 2026177
26 Oct 2026152
2 Nov 202625

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 31% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.9.3
AuthorEmbedly
Added20 May 2010
Last updated20 Feb 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagspdf, embed, image, video, oembed

Questions

Is Embedly still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 Feb 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Embedly, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Embedly since May 2010.

Was Embedly removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Embedly safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Embedly update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.9.3. 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