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Instant Back/Forward

by Weston Ruter · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Instant Back/Forward is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Instant Back/Forward
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
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-master18 Jul 2025 to 18 Jul 2025, 1 commits
westonruter20 Jul 2025 to 12 Sep 2026, 13 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
52 days ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Instant Back/Forward
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20254
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 12 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating 5.0 in Q4 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star1
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Instant Back/Forward
4 May 2026162
11 May 2026287
18 May 2026385
25 May 2026524
1 Jun 2026529
8 Jun 2026855
15 Jun 2026939
22 Jun 2026716
29 Jun 2026618
6 Jul 2026592
13 Jul 2026557
20 Jul 2026855
27 Jul 2026455
3 Aug 20266,390
10 Aug 20262,694
17 Aug 20261,714
24 Aug 20261,509
31 Aug 20261,313
7 Sep 20261,306
14 Sep 20261,428
21 Sep 2026878
28 Sep 20261,159
5 Oct 2026986
12 Oct 2026970
19 Oct 20261,059
26 Oct 2026985
2 Nov 2026133

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web VitalsScore 95 · 70,000+WP Super CacheScore 93 · 1,000,000+

Facts

Version1.3.3
AuthorWeston Ruter
Added20 Jul 2025
Last updated12 Sep 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagscaching, performance

Other plugins by this author: AMP, PWA, User Photo, Customize Posts, Load Combined Core Block Assets, Syntax-highlighting Code Block (with Server-side Rendering), Customize Snapshots, Spoken Word, Customizer Responsive Server-Side Components Device Preview, Override Post Title with First Content Heading, Media Placeholders, Strict CSP

Questions

Is Instant Back/Forward still maintained?

Instant Back/Forward was last updated on 12 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Instant Back/Forward safe?

Instant Back/Forward has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Instant Back/Forward?

The wordpress.org author is Weston Ruter. Recent committers: westonruter, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Instant Back/Forward?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals, WP Super Cache.

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