Popular Authors
Limited data: Popular Authors 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 Popular Authors still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Popular Authors, and has it changed hands?
- Changed. New committer Ajay made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Popular Authors removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Popular Authors safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Popular Authors update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5.1. No one-star spike after it. 3 Nov 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.
| Ajay | 3 Nov 2026 to 3 Nov 2026, 1 commits |
|---|
New committer Ajay made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- yesterday
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
10+ 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 | 1.5.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ajay |
| Added | 27 May 2020 |
| Last updated | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 10+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | views, author, popular, top authors, popular authors |
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Questions
Is Popular Authors still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Popular Authors, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer Ajay made a first commit on 3 Nov 2026.
Was Popular Authors removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Popular Authors safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Popular Authors update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.1. No one-star spike after it.