Heroic Glossary
Healthy: maintained, last release 5 Jan 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.0, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 50 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Heroic Glossary still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 5 Jan 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 5 Jan 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Heroic Glossary, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer herothemes since Jan 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Heroic Glossary removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Heroic Glossary safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Heroic Glossary update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.0.1. No one-star spike after it. 5 Jan 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.0, 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.
| plugin-master | 12 Dec 2019 to 12 Dec 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| herothemes | 24 Jan 2020 to 5 Jan 2026, 23 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 10 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 6.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 5 Jan 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.8.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
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
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 32 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 166 |
| 18 May 2026 | 154 |
| 25 May 2026 | 126 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 131 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 112 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 116 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 124 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 102 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 126 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 99 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 168 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 144 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 172 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 131 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 145 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 131 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 119 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 143 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 148 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 146 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 177 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 159 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 162 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 221 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 199 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 45 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% 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 | 2.0.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | HeroThemes |
| Added | 24 Jan 2020 |
| Last updated | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | block, terms, glossary, definition, dictionary |
Other plugins by this author: Heroic Favicon Generator, Heroic Table of Contents
Questions
Is Heroic Glossary still maintained?
Yes. Last release 5 Jan 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Heroic Glossary, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer herothemes since Jan 2020.
Was Heroic Glossary removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Heroic Glossary safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Heroic Glossary update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.1. No one-star spike after it.