JS Categories List Widget
Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Apr 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 65 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is JS Categories List Widget still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Apr 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Apr 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns JS Categories List Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer skatox since Dec 2010. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was JS Categories List Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is JS Categories List Widget safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest JS Categories List Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 3 Apr 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.
| skatox | 7 Dec 2010 to 3 Apr 2026, 81 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 7 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 3 Apr 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 12 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 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
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 30 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 58 |
| 18 May 2026 | 74 |
| 25 May 2026 | 84 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 58 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 60 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 46 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 40 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 53 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 41 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 57 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 52 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 66 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 63 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 66 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 74 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 65 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 65 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 64 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 73 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 79 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 77 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 76 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 76 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 151 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 120 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 13 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 36% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 4.1.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Miguel Useche |
| Added | 7 Dec 2010 |
| Last updated | 3 Apr 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | block, widget, gutenberg, categories, javascript |
Other plugins by this author: JS Archive List
Questions
Is JS Categories List Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Apr 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns JS Categories List Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer skatox since Dec 2010.
Was JS Categories List Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is JS Categories List Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest JS Categories List Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.1.1. No one-star spike after it.