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GN Publisher

GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds
by GNPublisher · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Nov 2026, 14 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for GN Publisher
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is GN Publisher still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns GN Publisher, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer gnpublisher since Sep 2022. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was GN Publisher removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is GN Publisher safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.5.6). Not on the exploited list. 27 Feb 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest GN Publisher update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.31. No one-star spike after it. 4 Nov 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master9 Mar 2020 to 9 Mar 2020, 1 commits
christopheran13 Mar 2020 to 16 Jul 2022, 32 commits
gnpublisher9 Sep 2022 to 4 Nov 2026, 93 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
14
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for GN Publisher
Q1 20241
Q2 20242
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20252
Q2 20252
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20262
Q2 20261
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 4 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star28
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.5.6).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
27 Feb 2023GN Publisher <= 1.5.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.5.51.5.6Patched before disclosure

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

Support

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

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for GN Publisher
4 May 2026471
11 May 2026854
18 May 202610,500
25 May 20262,249
1 Jun 20261,459
8 Jun 20261,054
15 Jun 2026937
22 Jun 2026901
29 Jun 2026737
6 Jul 2026995
13 Jul 2026822
20 Jul 2026874
27 Jul 20269,298
3 Aug 20261,813
10 Aug 20261,114
17 Aug 2026982
24 Aug 2026809
31 Aug 2026801
7 Sep 20268,570
14 Sep 20262,674
21 Sep 20261,739
28 Sep 20261,142
5 Oct 2026937
12 Oct 2026780
19 Oct 2026951
26 Oct 2026828
2 Nov 2026111

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 67% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.5.31
AuthorGNPublisher
Added13 Mar 2020
Last updated4 Nov 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsrss, feed, news, feeds, google news

Questions

Is GN Publisher still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns GN Publisher, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer gnpublisher since Sep 2022.

Was GN Publisher removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is GN Publisher safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.5.6). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest GN Publisher update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.5.31. No one-star spike after it.

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