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Post Types Unlimited

by WPExplorer · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 13 May 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

91/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Post Types Unlimited
Ownership100
Maintenance75
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Post Types Unlimited still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 May 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 13 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Post Types Unlimited, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer WPExplorer since Mar 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Post Types Unlimited removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Post Types Unlimited safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Post Types Unlimited update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.9. No one-star spike after it. 13 May 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master19 Mar 2019 to 19 Mar 2019, 1 commits
WPExplorer19 Mar 2019 to 13 May 2026, 43 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Post Types Unlimited
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20254
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 13 May 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star9
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.2.9 (sanitize).

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

Support

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

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Post Types Unlimited
4 May 202686
11 May 20263,925
18 May 20261,612
25 May 2026699
1 Jun 2026567
8 Jun 2026508
15 Jun 2026432
22 Jun 2026392
29 Jun 2026355
6 Jul 2026432
13 Jul 2026375
20 Jul 2026394
27 Jul 2026379
3 Aug 2026391
10 Aug 2026308
17 Aug 2026335
24 Aug 2026307
31 Aug 2026330
7 Sep 2026289
14 Sep 2026341
21 Sep 2026334
28 Sep 2026292
5 Oct 2026308
12 Oct 2026276
19 Oct 2026394
26 Oct 2026324
2 Nov 202675

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 50% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.2.9
AuthorWPExplorer
Added19 Mar 2019
Last updated13 May 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.7
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagscpt, types, post types, taxonomies, custom post types

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Questions

Is Post Types Unlimited still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 May 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Post Types Unlimited, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer WPExplorer since Mar 2019.

Was Post Types Unlimited removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Post Types Unlimited safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Post Types Unlimited update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.9. No one-star spike after it.

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