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MRW Simplified Editor

by mrwweb · 100+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: MRW Simplified Editor 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 MRW Simplified Editor
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is MRW Simplified Editor still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 Jun 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 25 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns MRW Simplified Editor, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mrwweb since Feb 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was MRW Simplified Editor removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is MRW Simplified Editor safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest MRW Simplified Editor update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.15.2. No one-star spike after it. 25 Jun 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
mrwweb12 Feb 2015 to 25 Jun 2026, 62 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6.20 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for MRW Simplified Editor
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20263
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Jun 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 star4
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

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

100+ 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

Version2.15.2
Authormrwweb
Added12 Feb 2015
Last updated25 Jun 2026
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6.20
Categorynot stated
Tagsblocks, editor, gutenberg, block-editor, editor styles

Other plugins by this author: Feature A Page Widget, Advanced Custom Fields Repeater & Flexible Content Fields Collapser, Post Type Archive Descriptions, Post Status Menu Items, Hawaiian Characters, Enhanced Embed Block for YouTube & Vimeo, CarrotPress

Questions

Is MRW Simplified Editor still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 Jun 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns MRW Simplified Editor, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer mrwweb since Feb 2015.

Was MRW Simplified Editor removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is MRW Simplified Editor safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest MRW Simplified Editor update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.15.2. 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