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Liveblog

by Automattic · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 6 Oct 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Liveblog
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Liveblog still maintained?
Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 6 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Liveblog, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer automattic since Sep 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Liveblog removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Liveblog safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Liveblog update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.13.0. No one-star spike after it. 6 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
philipjohn2 Mar 2015 to 7 Dec 2018, 26 commits
automattic29 Sep 2021 to 6 Oct 2026, 8 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
28 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Liveblog
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20264
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 2.9.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star3
3 star1
2 star1
1 star6

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

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

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Liveblog
4 May 2026104
11 May 2026329
18 May 2026216
25 May 2026177
1 Jun 2026841
8 Jun 2026337
15 Jun 2026106
22 Jun 202690
29 Jun 202686
6 Jul 202686
13 Jul 202679
20 Jul 2026100
27 Jul 2026137
3 Aug 2026184
10 Aug 2026157
17 Aug 2026211
24 Aug 2026129
31 Aug 2026160
7 Sep 2026238
14 Sep 2026144
21 Sep 2026153
28 Sep 2026223
5 Oct 2026854
12 Oct 2026365
19 Oct 2026328
26 Oct 2026337
2 Nov 202672

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.13.0
AuthorAutomattic
Added24 Aug 2012
Last updated6 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.4
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Transactional Email
Tagsnews, sports, liveblog, live blog, real-time

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Questions

Is Liveblog still maintained?

Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Liveblog, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer automattic since Sep 2021.

Was Liveblog removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Liveblog safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Liveblog update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.13.0. 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