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Evermore

by bennettmcelwee · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 26 Jan 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 Evermore
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Evermore still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 26 Jan 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Evermore, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer bennettmcelwee since May 2005. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Evermore removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Evermore safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Evermore update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.5. No one-star spike after it. 26 Jan 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
bennettmcelwee16 May 2005 to 26 Jan 2026, 45 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2005.

Maintenance

Last release
9 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Evermore
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 26 Jan 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
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 Evermore
4 May 202617
11 May 202629
18 May 202626
25 May 202642
1 Jun 202661
8 Jun 2026105
15 Jun 202622
22 Jun 202624
29 Jun 202624
6 Jul 202626
13 Jul 202631
20 Jul 202632
27 Jul 202639
3 Aug 202649
10 Aug 202642
17 Aug 202654
24 Aug 202641
31 Aug 202637
7 Sep 202638
14 Sep 202661
21 Sep 202656
28 Sep 202645
5 Oct 202650
12 Oct 202655
19 Oct 202691
26 Oct 202683
2 Nov 202610

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 36% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.5
Authorbennettmcelwee
Added12 May 2005
Last updated26 Jan 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress3.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsmore, short, extract, preview, abbreviate

Other plugins by this author: Search Meter, Search Fixer, Code Markup, Seemore, Top Cat

Questions

Is Evermore still maintained?

Yes. Last release 26 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Evermore, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer bennettmcelwee since May 2005.

Was Evermore removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Evermore safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Evermore update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.5. No one-star spike after it.

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