Post Type Switcher
Healthy: Post Type Switcher is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 85 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 85 |
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.
| johnjamesjacoby | 29 May 2010 to 15 Oct 2026, 87 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 19 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 15 Oct 2026. Tested with the current WordPress version.
Support
| Nov 2026 | 0% |
|---|
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2025 | Post Type Switcher <= 4.0.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Post Type Change | 5.4 | <= 4.0.0 | 4.0.1 | 127 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 5.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 237 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 12 |
Momentum
200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 2,264 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 4,638 |
| 18 May 2026 | 5,028 |
| 25 May 2026 | 4,647 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 5,186 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 5,576 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 5,061 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 5,174 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 4,392 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 4,590 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 4,404 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 5,189 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 4,851 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 5,094 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 4,569 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 4,293 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 4,634 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4,689 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 4,343 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 5,052 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 5,203 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 5,152 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,487 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 86,990 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 31,560 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 22,772 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 2,348 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 283% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 4.1.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | John James Jacoby |
| Added | 29 May 2010 |
| Last updated | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 200,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning |
| Tags | page, post, type, types, post type |
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Questions
Is Post Type Switcher still maintained?
Post Type Switcher was last updated on 15 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Post Type Switcher safe?
Post Type Switcher has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Post Type Switcher?
The wordpress.org author is John James Jacoby. Recent committers: johnjamesjacoby, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Post Type Switcher?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Custom Post Type Permalinks, Pages with category and tag, PixTypes, Custom Post Type Maker, Simple CPT.