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Kattene

by webfood · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Kattene
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Kattene still maintained?
No. Last release 9 Jan 2025, over 1 year ago. 9 Jan 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Kattene, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer webfood since Jun 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Kattene removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Kattene safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.8). Not on the exploited list. 9 Apr 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Kattene update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.2. No one-star spike after it. 9 Jan 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 22 months (last release 9 Jan 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.9 Jan 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master26 Jun 2019 to 26 Jun 2019, 1 commits
webfood29 Jun 2019 to 9 Jan 2025, 21 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
22 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.5 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Kattene
Q1 20244
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Jan 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.8).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
9 Apr 2024Kattene <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.71.8Patched before disclosure

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

Support

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

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Kattene
4 May 202621
11 May 202626
18 May 202620
25 May 202637
1 Jun 202622
8 Jun 202630
15 Jun 202618
22 Jun 202619
29 Jun 202623
6 Jul 202624
13 Jul 202628
20 Jul 202628
27 Jul 202635
3 Aug 202649
10 Aug 202643
17 Aug 202644
24 Aug 202627
31 Aug 202631
7 Sep 202637
14 Sep 202648
21 Sep 202655
28 Sep 202660
5 Oct 202642
12 Oct 202644
19 Oct 2026130
26 Oct 202687
2 Nov 202610

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 76% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.2
Authorwebfood
Added29 Jun 2019
Last updated9 Jan 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.2.2
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP5.5
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagscss, custom, style.css

Questions

Is Kattene still maintained?

No. Last release 9 Jan 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Kattene, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer webfood since Jun 2019.

Was Kattene removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Kattene safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Kattene update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.2. 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 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue