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Limited data: this plugin has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history with us, so we show signals but no status band yet.

Open Search Document

by Matthias Pfefferle · 200+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: Open Search Document has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Open Search Document
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Open Search Document still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Sep 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Open Search Document, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer pfefferle since Jul 2009. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Open Search Document removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Open Search Document safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Open Search Document update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.2.0. No one-star spike after it. 20 Sep 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.

Committers and their active periods
pfefferle6 Jul 2009 to 20 Sep 2026, 65 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2007.

Maintenance

Last release
45 days ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Open Search Document
Q1 20243
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

200+ 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

Version4.2.0
AuthorMatthias Pfefferle
Added24 Jun 2007
Last updated20 Sep 2026
Active installs200+
Requires WordPress6.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagssearch, browser, opensearch, suggestions, autodiscovery

Other plugins by this author: WebFinger, Webmention, NodeInfo(2), Blogroll & Podroll Block, host-meta, ActivityStream extension, MF2 Feeds, OpenWeb Icons

Questions

Is Open Search Document still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 Sep 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Open Search Document, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer pfefferle since Jul 2009.

Was Open Search Document removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Open Search Document safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Open Search Document update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.2.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue