jQuery Updater
Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Jul 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is jQuery Updater still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 27 Jul 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 27 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns jQuery Updater, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Ramoonus since Apr 2011. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was jQuery Updater removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is jQuery Updater safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest jQuery Updater update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 19 Jan 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.
| Ramoonus | 18 Apr 2011 to 27 Jul 2026, 248 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2011.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 27 Jul 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2024.
| 5 star | 52 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 4 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 7 |
- 千万别安装 · 1 star · 5 Jul 2024
- Not recommended · 1 star · 20 Dec 2022
- The Plugin Did Nothing · 1 star · 27 Oct 2022
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 228 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 599 |
| 18 May 2026 | 642 |
| 25 May 2026 | 826 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 559 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 629 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 525 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 484 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 445 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 460 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 502 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 582 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 625 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 573 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 537 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 469 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 502 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 488 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 458 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 519 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 577 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 543 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 558 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 465 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 783 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 733 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 112 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 4.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ramoonus |
| Added | 18 Apr 2011 |
| Last updated | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | jq, jquery, update, jquery ui, javascript |
Other plugins by this author: Modernizr for WordPress
Questions
Is jQuery Updater still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Jul 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns jQuery Updater, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Ramoonus since Apr 2011.
Was jQuery Updater removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is jQuery Updater safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest jQuery Updater update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.0.0. No one-star spike after it.