News
Limited data: News 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 | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is News still maintained?
- No. Last release 23 Sep 2022, over 4 years ago. 23 Sep 2022 · wordpress.org
- Who owns News, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was News removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is News safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest News update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 5.2. No one-star spike after it. 23 Sep 2022 · 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.
| smplug-in | 19 Sep 2014 to 23 Sep 2022, 29 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.0 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 23 Sep 2022. Tested up to 6.0, 11 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 3 |
|---|---|
| 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
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
| Version | 5.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | smplug-in |
| Added | 19 Sep 2014 |
| Last updated | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Active installs | 100+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | news, mashable, news plugin, News Widget, social networking |
Other plugins by this author: Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt
Questions
Is News still maintained?
No. Last release 23 Sep 2022, over 4 years ago.
Who owns News, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was News removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is News safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest News update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.2. No one-star spike after it.