Molongui Authorship
Healthy: maintained, last release 8 Oct 2026, 32 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 90 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | 85 |
Quick answers
- Is Molongui Authorship still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 8 Oct 2026, 32 releases in the last 24 months. 8 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Molongui Authorship, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Molongui since Aug 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Molongui Authorship removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Molongui Authorship safe?
- 7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.3.0). Not on the exploited list. 9 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Molongui Authorship update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 5.3.2. No one-star spike after it. 8 Oct 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.
| Molongui | 28 Aug 2015 to 8 Oct 2026, 507 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 27 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 32
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.20 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 6 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 10 |
| Q3 2024 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 16 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 8 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.7.
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 3.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 4.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 4.5 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 4.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.
| 5 star | 142 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 8 |
- Nice Plugin but has huge error · 1 star · 1 Mar 2024
- Autodeleting links (website, author’s page) · 1 star · 11 Aug 2023
- Pathetic Support · 1 star · 11 Jun 2023
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months (7 on record), patched (latest fixed in 5.3.0).
Show 7 patched vulnerabilities
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | Molongui Authorship <= 5.2.12 - Unauthenticated Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via Comment href Attribute | 7.2 | <= 5.2.12 | 5.3.0 | Patched before disclosure |
| 28 Mar 2024 | Molongui <= 4.7.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Insecure Direct Object Reference | 4.3 | <= 4.7.7 | 4.7.8 | Patched before disclosure |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Molongui <= 4.7.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 5.5 | <= 4.7.7 | 4.7.8 | Patched before disclosure |
| 16 Jan 2024 | Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts - Molongui <= 4.7.4 - Information Exposure via ma_debug | 5.3 | <= 4.7.4 | 4.7.5 | Patched before disclosure |
| 26 Dec 2023 | Molongui <= 4.7.3 - Missing Authorization | 5.4 | <= 4.7.3 | 4.7.4 | n/a |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Molongui <= 4.6.19 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 4.4 | <= 4.6.19 | 4.6.20 | Patched before disclosure |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Molongui <= 4.6.19 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | 6.1 | <= 4.6.19 | 4.6.20 | 15 |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 326 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 470 |
| 18 May 2026 | 456 |
| 25 May 2026 | 568 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 488 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 516 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 428 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 386 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 436 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 459 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 506 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 543 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 514 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 712 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 642 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 569 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 6,389 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,483 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 5,411 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,436 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,529 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,238 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 9,738 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,188 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,848 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,727 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 208 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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Facts
| Version | 5.3.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Molongui |
| Added | 28 Aug 2015 |
| Last updated | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | author bio, author box, co-authors, guest author, multiple authors |
Other plugins by this author: Order Bump for WooCommerce, Molongui Post Contributors: Multi-Role Contributor Attribution
Questions
Is Molongui Authorship still maintained?
Yes. Last release 8 Oct 2026, 32 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Molongui Authorship, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Molongui since Aug 2015.
Was Molongui Authorship removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Molongui Authorship safe?
7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 5.3.0). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Molongui Authorship update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.3.2. No one-star spike after it.