Photo Sphere Viewer
Limited data: Photo Sphere Viewer has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Photo Sphere Viewer still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 17 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Photo Sphere Viewer, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer wpxero since Dec 2023. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Photo Sphere Viewer removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Photo Sphere Viewer safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Photo Sphere Viewer update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.4.0. No one-star spike after it. 27 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.
| plugin-master | 13 May 2022 to 13 May 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| abutalib | 14 May 2022 to 15 May 2022, 14 commits |
| addonium | 12 Aug 2022 to 9 Oct 2023, 8 commits |
| wpxero | 12 Dec 2023 to 27 Oct 2026, 27 commits |
| talib4599 | 13 Jan 2024 to 13 Jan 2024, 1 commits |
5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 8 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 17
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 5 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.5.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
600+ 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
| Version | 2.4.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | WPXERO |
| Added | 14 May 2022 |
| Last updated | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 600+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | 360 Video, real-estate, 360 panorama, Virtual Tour, 3D model viewer |
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Questions
Is Photo Sphere Viewer still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 17 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Photo Sphere Viewer, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpxero since Dec 2023.
Was Photo Sphere Viewer removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Photo Sphere Viewer safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Photo Sphere Viewer update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.4.0. No one-star spike after it.