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More Widgets

by WPExplorer · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
At risk1 Critical1 Warning

At risk: no release in 36 months (last release 16 Nov 2023).

59/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for More Widgets
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is More Widgets still maintained?
No. Last release 16 Nov 2023, over 2 years ago. 16 Nov 2023 · wordpress.org
Who owns More Widgets, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was More Widgets removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is More Widgets safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest More Widgets update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1. No one-star spike after it. 2 Nov 2023 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 36 months (last release 16 Nov 2023). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.15 Nov 2024Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14, 7 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
plugin-master25 Oct 2019 to 25 Oct 2019, 1 commits
WPExplorer28 Oct 2019 to 16 Nov 2023, 10 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
3 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.4 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for More Widgets
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Nov 2023. Tested up to 6.4, 7 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star1
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

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for More Widgets
4 May 202612
11 May 202616
18 May 202622
25 May 202624
1 Jun 202617
8 Jun 202636
15 Jun 202610
22 Jun 202620
29 Jun 202619
6 Jul 202611
13 Jul 202616
20 Jul 202625
27 Jul 202629
3 Aug 202638
10 Aug 202637
17 Aug 202641
24 Aug 202630
31 Aug 202635
7 Sep 202629
14 Sep 202644
21 Sep 202646
28 Sep 202643
5 Oct 202639
12 Oct 202641
19 Oct 202662
26 Oct 202674
2 Nov 202613

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 55% above the 27-week average.

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

Version1.1
AuthorWPExplorer
Added28 Oct 2019
Last updated16 Nov 2023
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.7
Tested up to6.4.14
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagswidget, address, widgets, sidebars, social profiles

Other plugins by this author: Post Types Unlimited, Easy Notification Bar, Disable Elements for WPBakery Page Builder, Disable Browser Telephone Format Detection, Scroll Up Sticky Header for Total, Term Based Dynamic Post Templates for Total, Just Events, CSS Animation Retrigger for WPBakery, Disable Featured Image for The Events Calendar, Assign Staff as Author for Total, Affiliate Disclosure for WooCommerce, Product Carousels for Total

Questions

Is More Widgets still maintained?

No. Last release 16 Nov 2023, over 2 years ago.

Who owns More Widgets, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was More Widgets removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is More Widgets safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest More Widgets update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1. 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