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Hester Core

by peregrinethemes · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Jun 2026, 12 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Hester Core
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security95
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Hester Core still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Jun 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Hester Core, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer peregrinethemes since Mar 2022. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Hester Core removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Hester Core safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.1.9). Not on the exploited list. 26 Jun 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Hester Core update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.9. No one-star spike after it. 20 Jun 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.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master22 Mar 2022 to 22 Mar 2022, 1 commits
peregrinethemes25 Mar 2022 to 20 Jun 2026, 53 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
12
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Hester Core
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 202610
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 2.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 2.5.

Average rating fell from 3.0 to 2.0 between Q2 2026 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star1
2 star1
1 star0
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 1.1.9).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Jun 2026Hester Core <= 1.1.8 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.1.81.1.9Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.1.6 (authorization); 1.1.9 (sanitize).

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

Support

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

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Hester Core
4 May 2026554
11 May 2026843
18 May 20261,050
25 May 2026802
1 Jun 20264,193
8 Jun 20261,118
15 Jun 20262,869
22 Jun 20263,115
29 Jun 20261,859
6 Jul 20261,102
13 Jul 2026728
20 Jul 2026689
27 Jul 2026681
3 Aug 2026745
10 Aug 2026630
17 Aug 2026657
24 Aug 2026642
31 Aug 2026581
7 Sep 2026586
14 Sep 2026582
21 Sep 2026570
28 Sep 2026559
5 Oct 2026556
12 Oct 2026543
19 Oct 2026597
26 Oct 2026553
2 Nov 2026100

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 56% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.1.9
Authorperegrinethemes
Added25 Mar 2022
Last updated20 Jun 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors
Tagsdemos, widgets, elementor, woocommerce

Questions

Is Hester Core still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 Jun 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Hester Core, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer peregrinethemes since Mar 2022.

Was Hester Core removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Hester Core safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.1.9). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Hester Core update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.9. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue