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Podcast Subscribe Buttons

by SecondLineThemes · 4,000+ 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 Podcast Subscribe Buttons
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Podcast Subscribe Buttons still maintained?
No. Last release 13 Oct 2025, over 1 year ago. 13 Oct 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Podcast Subscribe Buttons, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer secondlinethemes since Aug 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Podcast Subscribe Buttons removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Podcast Subscribe Buttons safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.9). Not on the exploited list. 3 Oct 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Podcast Subscribe Buttons update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.5. No one-star spike after it. 13 Oct 2025 · Release history

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 12 months (last release 13 Oct 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.13 Oct 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
secondlinethemes26 Aug 2018 to 13 Oct 2025, 54 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
13 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Podcast Subscribe Buttons
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Oct 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star11
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 1.4.9).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
3 Oct 2023Podcast Subscribe Buttons <= 1.4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 1.4.81.4.9Patched before disclosure
15 Sep 2021Podcast Subscribe Buttons < 1.4.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4< 1.4.21.4.2Patched before disclosure

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Podcast Subscribe Buttons
4 May 202663
11 May 2026105
18 May 202689
25 May 2026102
1 Jun 202694
8 Jun 2026101
15 Jun 202686
22 Jun 202667
29 Jun 202678
6 Jul 202684
13 Jul 202680
20 Jul 2026108
27 Jul 2026114
3 Aug 2026118
10 Aug 202695
17 Aug 202697
24 Aug 2026100
31 Aug 202692
7 Sep 2026101
14 Sep 2026111
21 Sep 2026110
28 Sep 2026150
5 Oct 2026131
12 Oct 2026119
19 Oct 2026180
26 Oct 2026177
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.5.5
AuthorSecondLineThemes
Added26 Aug 2018
Last updated13 Oct 2025
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress3.8
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryCommunity & Social > Social Networking Features
Tagsapple, icons, podcast, Spotify, subscribe

Other plugins by this author: Podcast Importer SecondLine, Auto YouTube Importer

Questions

Is Podcast Subscribe Buttons still maintained?

No. Last release 13 Oct 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Podcast Subscribe Buttons, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer secondlinethemes since Aug 2018.

Was Podcast Subscribe Buttons removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Podcast Subscribe Buttons safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.4.9). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Podcast Subscribe Buttons update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.5.5. 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