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Pen

by htmlpie · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Pen
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 15 months (last release 1 Aug 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.1 Aug 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master3 Jul 2019 to 3 Jul 2019, 1 commits
htmlpie18 Jul 2019 to 1 Aug 2025, 35 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
15 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Pen
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Aug 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

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

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 6 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Pen
4 May 202654
11 May 202664
18 May 202656
25 May 202680
1 Jun 202668
8 Jun 202670
15 Jun 202668
22 Jun 202662
29 Jun 202686
6 Jul 202690
13 Jul 202685
20 Jul 202679
27 Jul 202686
3 Aug 202692
10 Aug 202697
17 Aug 2026107
24 Aug 2026104
31 Aug 202685
7 Sep 202695
14 Sep 2026108
21 Sep 2026116
28 Sep 2026112
5 Oct 2026113
12 Oct 2026112
19 Oct 2026152
26 Oct 2026167
2 Nov 202617

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 25% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.1.7
Authorhtmlpie
Added18 Jul 2019
Last updated1 Aug 2025
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.8
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsux, metadata, postmeta, customize, mataboxes

Questions

Is Pen still maintained?

Pen was last updated on 1 Aug 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Pen safe?

Pen has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Pen?

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

What can I use instead of Pen?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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