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(Simply) Guest Author Name

by A. Jones · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

77/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for (Simply) Guest Author Name
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
nomadcoder11 Nov 2015 to 22 Feb 2026, 64 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
8 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for (Simply) Guest Author Name
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 22 Feb 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
4 Jul 2025(Simply) Guest Author Name <= 4.36 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.364.40n/a
26 Jan 2024(Simply) Guest Author Name <= 4.34 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 4.344.35n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 23 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star19
4 star2
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for (Simply) Guest Author Name
4 May 202640
11 May 2026102
18 May 202694
25 May 202688
1 Jun 202671
8 Jun 202697
15 Jun 202665
22 Jun 202658
29 Jun 202669
6 Jul 202681
13 Jul 202676
20 Jul 202677
27 Jul 202684
3 Aug 202691
10 Aug 202697
17 Aug 202697
24 Aug 202682
31 Aug 202672
7 Sep 202688
14 Sep 2026123
21 Sep 2026109
28 Sep 2026117
5 Oct 202699
12 Oct 2026113
19 Oct 2026151
26 Oct 2026149
2 Nov 202620

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version4.42
AuthorA. Jones
Added11 Nov 2015
Last updated22 Feb 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.1
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsauthor, Guest Author Name, Override Author Name

Other plugins by this author: Featured Image Pro Post Grid, Simply Excerpts, Featured Image Thumbnail Grid, Automatic Galleries

Questions

Is (Simply) Guest Author Name still maintained?

(Simply) Guest Author Name was last updated on 22 Feb 2026. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is (Simply) Guest Author Name safe?

(Simply) Guest Author Name has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns (Simply) Guest Author Name?

The wordpress.org author is A. Jones. Recent committers: nomadcoder, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of (Simply) Guest Author Name?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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