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FV Player 8

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

Healthy: maintained, last release 7 Oct 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

85/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for FV Player 8
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security75
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is FV Player 8 still maintained?
Yes. Last release 7 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 7 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns FV Player 8, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer FolioVision since Aug 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was FV Player 8 removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is FV Player 8 safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 8.1.8). Not on the exploited list. 13 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest FV Player 8 update safe to install?
No ownership change before 8.1.9. No one-star spike after it. 5 Oct 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
plugin-master2 Mar 2024 to 2 Mar 2024, 1 commits
FolioVision6 Aug 2024 to 7 Oct 2026, 67 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2024.

Maintenance

Last release
28 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for FV Player 8
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20253
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 7 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star1
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 8.1.8).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
13 Oct 2026FV Player 8 <= 8.1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'synopsis' Shortcode Attribute6.4<= 8.1.78.1.8n/a
9 Oct 2026FV Player 8 <= 8.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via videos[].fv_wp_flowplayer_field_src Parameter8.8<= 8.1.78.1.8n/a
6 Oct 2026FV Player 8 <= 8.1.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 8.1.88.1.9n/a

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 FV Player 8
4 May 202654
11 May 2026120
18 May 2026156
25 May 2026114
1 Jun 2026103
8 Jun 2026111
15 Jun 2026500
22 Jun 2026231
29 Jun 2026162
6 Jul 2026160
13 Jul 2026115
20 Jul 2026112
27 Jul 2026676
3 Aug 2026264
10 Aug 2026148
17 Aug 2026712
24 Aug 2026258
31 Aug 2026185
7 Sep 2026167
14 Sep 2026184
21 Sep 2026163
28 Sep 2026170
5 Oct 20261,632
12 Oct 2026416
19 Oct 2026304
26 Oct 2026288
2 Nov 202630

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 7% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version8.1.9
AuthorFolioVision
Added6 Aug 2024
Last updated7 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping > Digital Products & Downloads
Tagsvimeo, HTML5 video, html5 player, mobile video, video player

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Questions

Is FV Player 8 still maintained?

Yes. Last release 7 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns FV Player 8, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer FolioVision since Aug 2024.

Was FV Player 8 removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is FV Player 8 safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 8.1.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest FV Player 8 update safe to install?

No ownership change before 8.1.9. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue