NS Category Widget
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is NS Category Widget still maintained?
- No. Last release 12 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 12 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns NS Category Widget, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer rabmalin since Dec 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was NS Category Widget removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is NS Category Widget safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest NS Category Widget update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.1.6. No one-star spike after it. 12 Sep 2025 · 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.
| rabmalin | 10 Dec 2013 to 12 Jan 2025, 65 commits |
|---|---|
| nilambar | 10 Sep 2025 to 12 Sep 2025, 2 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2013.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 14 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.2.24 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 12 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| 5 star | 31 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 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
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 31 |
| 18 May 2026 | 36 |
| 25 May 2026 | 44 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 40 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 39 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 30 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 41 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 32 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 31 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 36 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 57 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 56 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 73 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 63 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 61 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 58 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 61 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 70 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 50 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 50 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 53 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 52 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 61 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 97 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 96 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 26 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 38% above the 27-week average.
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 | 4.1.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | Nilambar Sharma |
| Added | 10 Dec 2013 |
| Last updated | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.24 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | widget, listing, sidebar, category, taxonomy |
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Questions
Is NS Category Widget still maintained?
No. Last release 12 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns NS Category Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer rabmalin since Dec 2013.
Was NS Category Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is NS Category Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest NS Category Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.1.6. No one-star spike after it.