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Latest Post Shortcode

by Iulia Cazan · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 10 Apr 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

84/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Latest Post Shortcode
Ownership100
Maintenance70
Security85
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Latest Post Shortcode still maintained?
Yes. Last release 10 Apr 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 10 Apr 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Latest Post Shortcode, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Iulia Cazan since Mar 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Latest Post Shortcode removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Latest Post Shortcode safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 14.2.2). Not on the exploited list. 3 Feb 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Latest Post Shortcode update safe to install?
No ownership change before 14.2.3. No one-star spike after it. 10 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.

Committers and their active periods
Iulia Cazan11 Mar 2015 to 10 Apr 2026, 193 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
7 months ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.3.5 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Latest Post Shortcode
Q1 20242
Q2 20240
Q3 20244
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20252
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20262
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Apr 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star43
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 14.2.2).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
3 Feb 2026Latest Post Shortcode <= 14.2.1 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 14.2.114.2.27
24 Jan 2026Latest Post Shortcode <= 14.2.0 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 14.2.014.2.1Patched before disclosure
3 Sep 2025Latest Post Shortcode <= 14.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 14.0.314.10n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Latest Post Shortcode
4 May 202696
11 May 2026175
18 May 2026284
25 May 2026215
1 Jun 2026126
8 Jun 2026115
15 Jun 2026126
22 Jun 202696
29 Jun 2026110
6 Jul 2026115
13 Jul 2026120
20 Jul 2026125
27 Jul 2026128
3 Aug 2026154
10 Aug 2026137
17 Aug 2026141
24 Aug 2026107
31 Aug 2026117
7 Sep 2026126
14 Sep 2026132
21 Sep 2026130
28 Sep 2026163
5 Oct 2026177
12 Oct 2026149
19 Oct 2026225
26 Oct 2026228
2 Nov 202657

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version14.2.3
AuthorIulia Cazan
Added11 Mar 2015
Last updated10 Apr 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress5.5.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.3.5
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsposts grid, Gutenberg block, paginated posts, posts shortcode, configurable shortcode with UI

Other plugins by this author: Login IP & Country Restriction, Image Regenerate & Select Crop, Sticky Header 2020, Emails Catch All, Easy Replace Image, Easy Populate Posts

Questions

Is Latest Post Shortcode still maintained?

Yes. Last release 10 Apr 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Latest Post Shortcode, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Iulia Cazan since Mar 2015.

Was Latest Post Shortcode removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Latest Post Shortcode safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 14.2.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Latest Post Shortcode update safe to install?

No ownership change before 14.2.3. 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