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Paste As Plain Text By Default

by Victor Duse · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 15 Oct 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Paste As Plain Text By Default
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Paste As Plain Text By Default still maintained?
Yes. Last release 15 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 15 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Paste As Plain Text By Default, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer divimundo since Nov 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Paste As Plain Text By Default removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Paste As Plain Text By Default safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Paste As Plain Text By Default update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2. No one-star spike after it. 15 Oct 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
plugin-master16 Nov 2021 to 16 Nov 2021, 1 commits
divimundo17 Nov 2021 to 15 Oct 2026, 27 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
20 days ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Paste As Plain Text By Default
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 15 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star9
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

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Paste As Plain Text By Default
4 May 202615
11 May 202627
18 May 202661
25 May 202637
1 Jun 202634
8 Jun 202634
15 Jun 202623
22 Jun 202621
29 Jun 202631
6 Jul 202626
13 Jul 202629
20 Jul 202631
27 Jul 202640
3 Aug 202658
10 Aug 202644
17 Aug 202678
24 Aug 202633
31 Aug 202652
7 Sep 202643
14 Sep 202656
21 Sep 202660
28 Sep 202662
5 Oct 202660
12 Oct 2026890
19 Oct 2026487
26 Oct 2026274
2 Nov 202628

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 330% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.2
AuthorVictor Duse
Added17 Nov 2021
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Document Management & Downloads
Tagsdivi, elementor, paste as text, classic editor, paste as plain text

Questions

Is Paste As Plain Text By Default still maintained?

Yes. Last release 15 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Paste As Plain Text By Default, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer divimundo since Nov 2021.

Was Paste As Plain Text By Default removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Paste As Plain Text By Default safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Paste As Plain Text By Default update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2. No one-star spike after it.

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