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Faust.js

by WP Engine · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Faust.js is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Faust.js
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master20 Oct 2021 to 20 Oct 2021, 1 commits
wpengine2 Dec 2021 to 3 Nov 2026, 47 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
8 days ago
Releases, 24 months
31
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Faust.js
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 202523
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20263
Q3 20261
Q4 20264

Last release 26 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
8 Jun 2026Faust.js <= 1.8.7 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.8.71.8.810

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 7 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Faust.js
4 May 2026100
11 May 2026222
18 May 2026258
25 May 2026275
1 Jun 2026731
8 Jun 2026533
15 Jun 2026696
22 Jun 2026452
29 Jun 2026301
6 Jul 2026690
13 Jul 2026318
20 Jul 2026344
27 Jul 2026335
3 Aug 2026332
10 Aug 2026429
17 Aug 2026317
24 Aug 2026369
31 Aug 2026344
7 Sep 2026349
14 Sep 2026461
21 Sep 2026384
28 Sep 2026351
5 Oct 2026339
12 Oct 2026409
19 Oct 2026923
26 Oct 20261,048
2 Nov 2026130

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

MCP AdapterScore 93 · 60,000+WP-SCSSScore 93 · 40,000+Show Pages IDsScore 93 · 10,000+WP ResetScore 92 · 300,000+Query MonitorScore 91 · 200,000+

Facts

Version1.9.1
AuthorWP Engine
Added2 Dec 2021
Last updated26 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.7
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > API & Webhook Integration
Tagsfaust, faustjs, headless, decoupled, composable-architecture

Other plugins by this author: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®), Better Search Replace, PHP Compatibility Checker, WP Migrate Lite - Migration Made Easy, Database Backup for WordPress, WP Offload Media Lite for Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Google Cloud Storage, WP Offload SES Lite, SQL Buddy - Database Management Made Easy, Amazon Web Services, Gutenberg Blocks - ACF Blocks Suite, WP Engine GeoTarget, Image Processing Queue

Questions

Is Faust.js still maintained?

Faust.js was last updated on 26 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Faust.js safe?

Faust.js has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Faust.js?

The wordpress.org author is WP Engine. Recent committers: wpengine, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Faust.js?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MCP Adapter, WP-SCSS, Show Pages IDs, WP Reset, Query Monitor.

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