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Favorites

by Hook & Filter · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 21 Aug 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Favorites
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Favorites still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 Aug 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 21 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Favorites, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kylephillips since Mar 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Favorites removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Favorites safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.7). Not on the exploited list. 21 Jul 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Favorites update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.8. No one-star spike after it. 21 Aug 2026 · Release history

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
kylephillips5 Mar 2015 to 21 Aug 2026, 128 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Favorites
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating per quarter for Favorites
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20243.5
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q1 20263.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star111
4 star6
3 star5
2 star5
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (4 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.3.7).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
21 Jul 2025Favorites <= 2.3.6 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion8.1<= 2.3.62.3.7354
4 Mar 2025Favorites <= 2.3.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.3.42.3.5Patched before disclosure
29 Mar 2024Favorites <= 2.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 2.3.32.3.41
30 May 2023Favorites <= 2.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 2.3.22.3.31

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.3.7 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Favorites
4 May 202681
11 May 2026252
18 May 2026278
25 May 2026303
1 Jun 2026235
8 Jun 2026286
15 Jun 2026320
22 Jun 2026254
29 Jun 2026264
6 Jul 20263,714
13 Jul 20262,195
20 Jul 20261,192
27 Jul 2026757
3 Aug 2026676
10 Aug 2026610
17 Aug 20263,758
24 Aug 20261,730
31 Aug 20261,076
7 Sep 2026848
14 Sep 20261,079
21 Sep 2026843
28 Sep 2026707
5 Oct 2026678
12 Oct 2026561
19 Oct 20261,050
26 Oct 2026755
2 Nov 2026192

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 30% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.3.8
AuthorHook & Filter
Added5 Mar 2015
Last updated21 Aug 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress3.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.4
CategoryCommunity & Social > Comments & Discussions
Tagslike, likes, Bookmark, favorite, favorites

Other plugins by this author: Nested Pages

Questions

Is Favorites still maintained?

Yes. Last release 21 Aug 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Favorites, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer kylephillips since Mar 2015.

Was Favorites removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Favorites safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Favorites update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.3.8. No one-star spike after it.

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