Highlight Search Terms
Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Sep 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Highlight Search Terms still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Sep 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 3 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Highlight Search Terms, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer RavanH since Apr 2009. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Highlight Search Terms removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Highlight Search Terms safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Highlight Search Terms update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.8.4. No one-star spike after it. 26 May 2026 · 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.
| RavanH | 14 Apr 2009 to 3 Sep 2026, 185 commits |
|---|---|
| deployer | 10 Apr 2016 to 17 Nov 2019, 22 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2009.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 3 Sep 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 39 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 83 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 154 |
| 18 May 2026 | 70 |
| 25 May 2026 | 2,524 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 704 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 494 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 311 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 204 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 221 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 372 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 258 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 267 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 197 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 226 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 208 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 625 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 170 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 213 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 200 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 262 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 201 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 208 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 178 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 200 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 338 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 272 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 39 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 38% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.8.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Rolf Allard van Hagen |
| Added | 14 Apr 2009 |
| Last updated | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 6,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | mark, hilite, search, Highlight, Search Terms |
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Questions
Is Highlight Search Terms still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Sep 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Highlight Search Terms, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer RavanH since Apr 2009.
Was Highlight Search Terms removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Highlight Search Terms safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Highlight Search Terms update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.8.4. No one-star spike after it.