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Phoenix Media Rename

by crossi72 · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 29 Oct 2026, 16 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Phoenix Media Rename
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Phoenix Media Rename still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 16 releases in the last 24 months. 29 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Phoenix Media Rename, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer crossi72 since Aug 2016. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Phoenix Media Rename removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Phoenix Media Rename safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.13.6). Not on the exploited list. 26 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Phoenix Media Rename update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.13.6. No one-star spike after it. 29 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
crossi7229 Aug 2016 to 29 Oct 2026, 272 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
16
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Phoenix Media Rename
Q1 20240
Q2 20242
Q3 20240
Q4 202410
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20254
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Average rating per quarter for Phoenix Media Rename
Q1 20244.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating rose from 4.0 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star66
4 star2
3 star2
2 star2
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 3.13.6).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Oct 2026Phoenix Media Rename <= 3.13.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection7.5<= 3.13.53.13.63
6 Oct 2021Phoenix Media Rename <= 3.4.2 - Author Arbitrary Media File Renaming4.3<= 3.4.23.4.4Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.13.4 (security); 3.13.5 (security); 3.13.6 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Phoenix Media Rename
4 May 2026230
11 May 2026783
18 May 2026729
25 May 2026802
1 Jun 202617,230
8 Jun 20264,527
15 Jun 20262,684
22 Jun 20262,294
29 Jun 20262,112
6 Jul 202620,654
13 Jul 20264,759
20 Jul 20263,536
27 Jul 20262,688
3 Aug 20262,181
10 Aug 20261,753
17 Aug 20262,146
24 Aug 20261,911
31 Aug 20261,501
7 Sep 202633,112
14 Sep 20267,889
21 Sep 20264,406
28 Sep 20262,927
5 Oct 20262,395
12 Oct 20261,760
19 Oct 20262,962
26 Oct 202619,426
2 Nov 20261,625

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.13.6
Authorcrossi72
Added29 Aug 2016
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryContent Management > Media Library & Asset Management
Tagsfile, image, media, rename, retitle

Questions

Is Phoenix Media Rename still maintained?

Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 16 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Phoenix Media Rename, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer crossi72 since Aug 2016.

Was Phoenix Media Rename removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Phoenix Media Rename safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.13.6). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Phoenix Media Rename update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.13.6. No one-star spike after it.

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