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List Custom Taxonomy Widget

by Nick Halsey · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: List Custom Taxonomy Widget is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for List Custom Taxonomy Widget
Ownership100
Maintenance85
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
celloexpressions17 Aug 2012 to 19 Jul 2026, 40 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for List Custom Taxonomy Widget
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 19 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Apr 2024List Custom Taxonomy Widget <= 4.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 4.14.20

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 21 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star16
4 star4
3 star0
2 star1
1 star0

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for List Custom Taxonomy Widget
4 May 202642
11 May 202683
18 May 202692
25 May 2026100
1 Jun 202688
8 Jun 2026139
15 Jun 202682
22 Jun 202665
29 Jun 202655
6 Jul 202666
13 Jul 2026108
20 Jul 2026119
27 Jul 2026134
3 Aug 2026126
10 Aug 2026113
17 Aug 2026111
24 Aug 2026107
31 Aug 2026111
7 Sep 2026106
14 Sep 2026142
21 Sep 2026116
28 Sep 2026155
5 Oct 2026136
12 Oct 2026152
19 Oct 2026239
26 Oct 2026234
2 Nov 202626

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 44% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version4.2
AuthorNick Halsey
Added17 Aug 2012
Last updated19 Jul 2026
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress3.3
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagswidget, sidebar, category, custom tax, custom taxonomy

Other plugins by this author: Fourteen Colors, Chronological Posts, Custom Highlight Color, Featured Image in Content, Modular Custom CSS, Featured Audio, QuickShare, Thirteen Colors, Login Site Icon, CSS3 Transitions, Multisite Site Index, Multisite Custom CSS

Questions

Is List Custom Taxonomy Widget still maintained?

List Custom Taxonomy Widget was last updated on 19 Jul 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is List Custom Taxonomy Widget safe?

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

Who owns List Custom Taxonomy Widget?

The wordpress.org author is Nick Halsey. Recent committers: celloexpressions, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of List Custom Taxonomy Widget?

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

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