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Link Whisper Free

by Spencer Haws · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: released 23 days ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.

86/ 100Healthy
Canary Score

Based on 4 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Link Whisper Free
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security60
SupportNo data
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Open issues right now, with links to the source.

  • InfoSEC-313 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

History: 18 past vulnerabilities, all patched. Patched issues are listed in the Security record, not here.

Quick answers

Is Link Whisper Free still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 18 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Link Whisper Free, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mattbissett since Mar 2020. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Link Whisper Free removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Link Whisper Free safe?
18 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 0.9.8). Not on the exploited list. 13 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Link Whisper Free update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.9.8. No one-star spike after it. 13 Oct 2026 · Release history

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master14 Jan 2020 to 14 Jan 2020, 1 commits
linkwhspr11 Feb 2020 to 28 Sep 2021, 16 commits
mattbissett31 Mar 2020 to 13 Oct 2026, 104 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
23 days ago
Releases, 24 months
18
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Link Whisper Free
Q1 20244
Q2 20243
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20255
Q4 20252
Q1 20262
Q2 20263
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 13 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Resolved, last 2 months
0%
Threads, last 2 months
4

Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.

Security record

13 vulnerabilities in 24 months (18 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 0.9.8).

Show 18 patched vulnerabilities
DateIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
13 Oct 2026Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection7.5<= 0.9.70.9.8Same day
13 Oct 2026Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 0.9.70.9.8Same day
13 Oct 2026Unauthenticated SQL Injection7.5<= 0.9.70.9.8Same day
13 Oct 2026Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection4.9<= 0.9.70.9.8Same day
24 Aug 2026Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection4.9< 0.9.70.9.7Before disclosure
29 Jun 2026Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 0.9.40.9.5Before disclosure
28 May 2026Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 0.9.00.9.1Before disclosure
7 Apr 2026Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Change5.3< 0.9.10.9.1Before disclosure
16 Feb 2026Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 0.9.20.9.373
5 Jan 2026Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 0.8.80.8.9Before disclosure
5 Dec 2025Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 0.8.80.8.9Before disclosure
18 Oct 2025Missing Authorization5.3<= 0.9.20.9.3194
6 Jan 2025Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure5.3<= 0.7.80.7.923
10 Apr 2024Link Whisper Free <= 0.6.94.3<= 0.6.90.7.0Before disclosure
26 Mar 2024Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection8.8<= 0.7.10.7.2Before disclosure
15 Mar 2024Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 0.6.80.6.9Before disclosure
20 Nov 2023Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection8.8<= 0.6.50.6.6Before disclosure
10 May 2023Missing Authorization via init()5.3<= 0.6.30.6.48

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 0.9.4 (security); 0.9.5 (security, sanitize); 0.9.6 (security); 0.9.7 (security, sanitize); 0.9.8 (security, nonce, escaping).

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

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (6 reviews). Lifetime: 4.2.

Last 90 days vs lifetime average rating for Link Whisper Free
Last 90 days5.0
Lifetime4.2
Average rating per quarter
Average rating per quarter for Link Whisper Free
Q2 20264.5
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 4.5 to 5.0 between Q2 2026 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star110
4 star9
3 star1
2 star8
1 star23
Latest low reviews

Momentum

Active installs
30,000+
Downloads, last full week
3,956
Weekly downloads, last 26 complete weeks
Weekly downloads for Link Whisper Free
4 May 20261,145
11 May 202614,550
18 May 20265,576
25 May 20262,560
1 Jun 202615,294
8 Jun 20263,323
15 Jun 20262,692
22 Jun 20261,989
29 Jun 20263,254
6 Jul 20263,008
13 Jul 20261,755
20 Jul 202614,002
27 Jul 20263,890
3 Aug 20263,988
10 Aug 20262,060
17 Aug 202615,902
24 Aug 20264,491
31 Aug 20262,404
7 Sep 20262,008
14 Sep 20262,282
21 Sep 20261,860
28 Sep 20261,911
5 Oct 20261,917
12 Oct 202615,615
19 Oct 20263,794
26 Oct 20263,956

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 22% above the 26-week average.

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Facts

Version
0.9.8
Author
Spencer Haws
Added
11 Feb 2020
Last updated
13 Oct 2026
Active installs
30,000+
Requires WordPress
4.6
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
7.4
Category
Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tags
seo, links, link building, orphan content, internal linking

Questions about Link Whisper Free

Is Link Whisper Free still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 Oct 2026, 18 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Link Whisper Free, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer mattbissett since Mar 2020.

Was Link Whisper Free removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Link Whisper Free safe?

18 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 0.9.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Link Whisper Free update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.9.8. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue