Fourteen Colors
Healthy: maintained, last release 18 Jul 2026, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Fourteen Colors still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 18 Jul 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 18 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Fourteen Colors, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer celloexpressions since Dec 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Fourteen Colors removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Fourteen Colors safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Fourteen Colors update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.6. No one-star spike after it. 16 Jan 2019 · 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.
| celloexpressions | 4 Dec 2013 to 18 Jul 2026, 99 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated 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 18 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 43 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
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
8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 43 |
| 18 May 2026 | 47 |
| 25 May 2026 | 59 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 43 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 47 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 38 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 33 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 33 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 26 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 83 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 56 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 64 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 76 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 72 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 77 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 59 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 73 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 70 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 94 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 86 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 107 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 99 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 91 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 152 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 123 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 20 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 46% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | Nick Halsey |
| Added | 4 Dec 2013 |
| Last updated | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Active installs | 8,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | customizer, Bundled Theme, custom colors, Default Theme, Twenty Fourteen |
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Questions
Is Fourteen Colors still maintained?
Yes. Last release 18 Jul 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Fourteen Colors, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer celloexpressions since Dec 2013.
Was Fourteen Colors removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Fourteen Colors safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Fourteen Colors update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.6. No one-star spike after it.