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List categories

by Fernando Briano · 5,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: List categories is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for List categories
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
fernandobt26 Jun 2014 to 13 Sep 2026, 23 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
52 days ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for List categories
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 May 2024List categories <= 0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 0.40.51

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.5 from 15 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star11
4 star3
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Momentum

5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for List categories
4 May 202632
11 May 202650
18 May 202662
25 May 202686
1 Jun 2026133
8 Jun 2026151
15 Jun 2026113
22 Jun 202694
29 Jun 202649
6 Jul 202656
13 Jul 202669
20 Jul 2026114
27 Jul 202677
3 Aug 2026130
10 Aug 202682
17 Aug 202698
24 Aug 202692
31 Aug 202674
7 Sep 2026105
14 Sep 2026136
21 Sep 2026145
28 Sep 2026124
5 Oct 2026126
12 Oct 2026121
19 Oct 2026199
26 Oct 2026202
2 Nov 202631

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 36% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version0.5
AuthorFernando Briano
Added26 Jun 2014
Last updated13 Sep 2026
Active installs5,000+
Requires WordPress3.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Categories & Taxonomies
Tagscms, list, categories

Other plugins by this author: List category posts, StackOverflow.com Reputation Widget, RubyConf Uruguay Ribbon

Questions

Is List categories still maintained?

List categories was last updated on 13 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is List categories safe?

List categories has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns List categories?

The wordpress.org author is Fernando Briano. Recent committers: fernandobt, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of List categories?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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