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Narrative Publisher

by Narrative · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Narrative Publisher is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Narrative Publisher
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
plugin-master28 Mar 2019 to 28 Mar 2019, 1 commits
narrative2 Apr 2019 to 3 Aug 2026, 14 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Narrative Publisher
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
2 Aug 2026Narrative Publisher <= 1.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.0.7Not affectedn/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 0.0 from 0 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star0
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Narrative Publisher
4 May 202643
11 May 202685
18 May 202674
25 May 202694
1 Jun 202677
8 Jun 202695
15 Jun 202680
22 Jun 202648
29 Jun 20266
6 Jul 20268
13 Jul 20268
20 Jul 20265
27 Jul 20269
3 Aug 2026660
10 Aug 2026208
17 Aug 2026196
24 Aug 2026162
31 Aug 2026131
7 Sep 2026135
14 Sep 2026144
21 Sep 2026147
28 Sep 2026135
5 Oct 2026131
12 Oct 2026148
19 Oct 2026178
26 Oct 2026155
2 Nov 202621

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 6% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

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Facts

Version1.1.0
AuthorNarrative
Added2 Apr 2019
Last updated3 Aug 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagsnarrative, narrative-app, narrative-publisher, narrative-blog-builder

Questions

Is Narrative Publisher still maintained?

Narrative Publisher was last updated on 3 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Narrative Publisher safe?

Narrative Publisher has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Narrative Publisher?

The wordpress.org author is Narrative. Recent committers: narrative, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Narrative Publisher?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile), AyeCode Connect, Automattic For Agencies Client, Metorik - Reports & Email Automation for WooCommerce, Base (formerly BaseLinker) - 300+ marketplaces, 150+ carriers & PIM & OMS & WMS in one.

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