News Bar Plus
Limited data: News Bar Plus 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 News Bar Plus still maintained?
- No. Last release 26 May 2012, over 14 years ago. 26 May 2012 · wordpress.org
- Who owns News Bar Plus, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was News Bar Plus removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is News Bar Plus safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest News Bar Plus update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 26 May 2012 · 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 recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 14 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.0 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 26 May 2012. Tested up to 4.0, 31 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
10+ 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 | 2.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Vova |
| Added | 10 Apr 2012 |
| Last updated | 26 May 2012 |
| Active installs | 10+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | news, ticker, news ticker |
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Questions
Is News Bar Plus still maintained?
No. Last release 26 May 2012, over 14 years ago.
Who owns News Bar Plus, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was News Bar Plus removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is News Bar Plus safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest News Bar Plus update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.0. No one-star spike after it.