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Genesis Simple Menus

by StudioPress · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Jun 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Genesis Simple Menus
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Genesis Simple Menus still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 2 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Genesis Simple Menus, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer studiopress since May 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Genesis Simple Menus removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Genesis Simple Menus safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Genesis Simple Menus update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.4. No one-star spike after it. 17 Apr 2025 · 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
studiopress3 May 2019 to 2 Jun 2026, 13 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Genesis Simple Menus
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 2 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star0
3 star1
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

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Genesis Simple Menus
4 May 202619
11 May 202633
18 May 202641
25 May 202652
1 Jun 202675
8 Jun 202670
15 Jun 202663
22 Jun 202639
29 Jun 202657
6 Jul 202638
13 Jul 202654
20 Jul 202656
27 Jul 202676
3 Aug 202672
10 Aug 202669
17 Aug 202678
24 Aug 202664
31 Aug 202661
7 Sep 202674
14 Sep 202676
21 Sep 202679
28 Sep 202675
5 Oct 202681
12 Oct 202681
19 Oct 2026148
26 Oct 2026130
2 Nov 202617

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.1.4
AuthorStudioPress
Added3 Oct 2010
Last updated2 Jun 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.4.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP8.1
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Menu Management & Mega Menus
Tagsmenu, genesis, genesiswp, navigation, studiopress

Other plugins by this author: Genesis Blocks, Genesis Custom Blocks, Genesis Simple Sidebars, SEO Data Transporter, Pattern Manager, Genesis Beta Tester, Atlas Content Modeler

Questions

Is Genesis Simple Menus still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Jun 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Genesis Simple Menus, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer studiopress since May 2019.

Was Genesis Simple Menus removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Genesis Simple Menus safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Genesis Simple Menus update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.4. No one-star spike after it.

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