Media Placeholders
Limited data: Media Placeholders has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Media Placeholders still maintained?
- No. Last release 25 Feb 2015, over 11 years ago. 25 Feb 2015 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Media Placeholders, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Media Placeholders removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Media Placeholders safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Media Placeholders update safe to install?
- Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version. Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2013.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 3.6 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
Last release 25 Feb 2015. Tested up to 3.6, 35 major versions behind WordPress 7.1. Release history builds as we see new versions.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
| Version | 0.9.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Weston Ruter |
| Added | 12 Aug 2013 |
| Last updated | 25 Feb 2015 |
| Active installs | 60+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.5 |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | 404, images, uploads, development, placeholders |
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Questions
Is Media Placeholders still maintained?
No. Last release 25 Feb 2015, over 11 years ago.
Who owns Media Placeholders, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Media Placeholders removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Media Placeholders safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Media Placeholders update safe to install?
Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version.