Meta Description
Limited data: Meta Description 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 Meta Description still maintained?
- No. Last release 9 Feb 2018, over 8 years ago. 9 Feb 2018 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Meta Description, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Meta Description removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Meta Description safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Meta Description update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.6. No one-star spike after it. 9 Feb 2018 · 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 2012.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 9 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 9 Feb 2018. Tested up to 4.9, 22 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
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
400+ 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 | 1.0.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | Luke Mlsna |
| Added | 22 Sep 2012 |
| Last updated | 9 Feb 2018 |
| Active installs | 400+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | seo, meta, google, search, description |
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Questions
Is Meta Description still maintained?
No. Last release 9 Feb 2018, over 8 years ago.
Who owns Meta Description, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Meta Description removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Meta Description safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Meta Description update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.6. No one-star spike after it.