News Magazine X Core
Healthy: maintained, last release 12 Jun 2026, 11 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 90 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is News Magazine X Core still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 12 Jun 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months. 12 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns News Magazine X Core, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer wproyal since Jan 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was News Magazine X Core removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is News Magazine X Core safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest News Magazine X Core update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.10. No one-star spike after it. 12 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.
| plugin-master | 10 Jan 2025 to 10 Jan 2025, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| wproyal | 11 Jan 2025 to 12 Jun 2026, 44 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2025.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 11
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 12 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 96 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 259 |
| 18 May 2026 | 256 |
| 25 May 2026 | 240 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 219 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,264 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 557 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 357 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 310 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 328 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 246 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 286 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 294 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 299 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 263 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 280 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 238 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 230 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 228 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 249 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 222 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 259 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 238 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 255 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 304 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 259 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 35 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.10 |
|---|---|
| Author | WP Royal |
| Added | 11 Jan 2025 |
| Last updated | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | not stated |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | demo import |
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Questions
Is News Magazine X Core still maintained?
Yes. Last release 12 Jun 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns News Magazine X Core, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wproyal since Jan 2025.
Was News Magazine X Core removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is News Magazine X Core safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest News Magazine X Core update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.10. No one-star spike after it.