Posts Character Count Admin
At risk: no release in 149 months (last release 21 Jul 2014).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Posts Character Count Admin still maintained?
- No. Last release 21 Jul 2014, over 12 years ago. 21 Jul 2014 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Posts Character Count Admin, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Posts Character Count Admin removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Posts Character Count Admin safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Posts Character Count Admin update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.1. No one-star spike after it. 18 Jul 2014 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2010.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 3.9 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated 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 | 0 |
Last release 21 Jul 2014. Tested up to 3.9, 32 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 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
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 48 |
| 18 May 2026 | 55 |
| 25 May 2026 | 42 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 28 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 47 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 26 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 20 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 20 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 25 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 24 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 32 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 36 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 50 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 42 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 44 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 34 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 33 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 46 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 53 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 54 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 50 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 46 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 42 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 75 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 78 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 18 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 33% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jan Teriete |
| Added | 21 Apr 2010 |
| Last updated | 21 Jul 2014 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.9 |
| Tested up to | 3.9.40 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Bulk Operations & Batch Editing |
| Tags | admin, count, posts, character count, character length |
Other plugins by this author: Blogroll Widget with RSS Feeds, Comment Count Admin (by URL)
Questions
Is Posts Character Count Admin still maintained?
No. Last release 21 Jul 2014, over 12 years ago.
Who owns Posts Character Count Admin, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Posts Character Count Admin removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Posts Character Count Admin safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Posts Character Count Admin update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1. No one-star spike after it.