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Simple Comment Quicktags

by Marc Tönsing · 60+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: Simple Comment Quicktags has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple Comment Quicktags
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Simple Comment Quicktags still maintained?
Yes. Last release 17 May 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 17 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Simple Comment Quicktags, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer MarcDK since Aug 2010. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Simple Comment Quicktags removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Simple Comment Quicktags safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Simple Comment Quicktags update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.0.6. No one-star spike after it. 17 May 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
MarcDK18 Aug 2010 to 17 May 2026, 56 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Simple Comment Quicktags
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 17 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

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

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

60+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

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

Version3.0.6
AuthorMarc Tönsing
Added18 Aug 2010
Last updated17 May 2026
Active installs60+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagswysiwyg, comments, quicktags

Other plugins by this author: SimpleTOC - Table of Contents Block, Cookie Notice lite, Silbentrennung, Remove jQuery from Theme, Game Review Block, MC Server Status, MediaElement Google Analytics & Piwik Event Tracking, List YARPP Block, MarcTV Moderate Comments, Last Commented Posts Block, Better Navigation Block Styles, Hero Color Picker

Questions

Is Simple Comment Quicktags still maintained?

Yes. Last release 17 May 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Simple Comment Quicktags, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer MarcDK since Aug 2010.

Was Simple Comment Quicktags removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Simple Comment Quicktags safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Simple Comment Quicktags update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.0.6. No one-star spike after it.

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