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Post List Designer

Post List Designer - Category Post, Recent Post, Post List
by InfornWeb · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 11 Oct 2026, 13 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Post List Designer
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Post List Designer still maintained?
Yes. Last release 11 Oct 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months. 11 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Post List Designer, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer pluginandplay since Apr 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Post List Designer removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Post List Designer safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.8). Not on the exploited list. 30 Apr 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Post List Designer update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.4.5. No one-star spike after it. 11 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
pluginandplay3 Apr 2018 to 27 Jan 2025, 49 commits
infornweb4 May 2025 to 11 Oct 2026, 11 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
24 days ago
Releases, 24 months
13
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Post List Designer
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20254
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20262

Last release 11 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (5 on record), patched (latest fixed in 3.3.8).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
30 Apr 2026Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter6.1<= 3.3.73.3.8Patched before disclosure
19 Jan 2024Posts List Designer by Category – List Category Posts Or Recent Posts <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 3.3.23.3.3n/a
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.1<= 3.33.3.1120
6 Jan 2023Posts List Designer by Category <= 3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scriptiong via Shortcode6.4<= 3.13.2136
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 2.1.72.1.7n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Post List Designer
4 May 202647
11 May 202667
18 May 202685
25 May 202673
1 Jun 202656
8 Jun 202666
15 Jun 202645
22 Jun 202636
29 Jun 202652
6 Jul 202653
13 Jul 202655
20 Jul 202646
27 Jul 202664
3 Aug 202677
10 Aug 202678
17 Aug 202681
24 Aug 202662
31 Aug 202664
7 Sep 2026629
14 Sep 2026219
21 Sep 2026140
28 Sep 2026129
5 Oct 2026159
12 Oct 2026664
19 Oct 2026204
26 Oct 2026201
2 Nov 202626

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 113% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version3.4.5
AuthorInfornWeb
Added3 Apr 2018
Last updated11 Oct 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagslist post, post list, recent post, post archive, category post

Other plugins by this author: Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News, Logo Showcase - Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Slider & Logo Grid

Questions

Is Post List Designer still maintained?

Yes. Last release 11 Oct 2026, 13 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Post List Designer, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer pluginandplay since Apr 2018.

Was Post List Designer removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Post List Designer safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.3.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Post List Designer update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.4.5. 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