Emoji Settings
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Emoji Settings still maintained?
- No. Last release 5 May 2025, over 1 year ago. 5 May 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Emoji Settings, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Cybr since Jul 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Emoji Settings removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Emoji Settings safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Emoji Settings update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 20 Nov 2022 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Cybr | 7 Jul 2015 to 5 May 2025, 58 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 18 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.2.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 5 May 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 12 |
|---|---|
| 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
2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 50 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 73 |
| 18 May 2026 | 65 |
| 25 May 2026 | 82 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 93 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 79 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 63 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 42 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 44 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 63 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 80 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 72 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 72 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 92 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 82 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 129 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 119 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 92 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 79 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 80 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 178 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 90 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 100 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 98 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 125 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 137 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 20 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Sybre Waaijer |
| Added | 7 Jul 2015 |
| Last updated | 5 May 2025 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.0 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | emoji, emojis, script, twemoji, emoticon |
Other plugins by this author: The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless., Pro Mime Types - Manage file media types, GenTime: Inspect page generation time, W3TC Auto Pilot, Hover Highlights - Editor highlighting, EM Dashboard
Questions
Is Emoji Settings still maintained?
No. Last release 5 May 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Emoji Settings, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Cybr since Jul 2015.
Was Emoji Settings removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Emoji Settings safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Emoji Settings update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it.