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Posts Viewed Recently

by Amit Sonkhiya · 700+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
At risk1 Critical1 Warning

At risk: no release in 71 months (last release 10 Dec 2020).

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for Posts Viewed Recently
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Posts Viewed Recently still maintained?
No. Last release 10 Dec 2020, over 5 years ago. 10 Dec 2020 · wordpress.org
Who owns Posts Viewed Recently, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Posts Viewed Recently removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Posts Viewed Recently safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Posts Viewed Recently update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.2. No one-star spike after it. 11 Oct 2019 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 71 months (last release 10 Dec 2020). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.10 Dec 2021Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23, 15 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
amitaits29 Apr 2014 to 10 Dec 2020, 53 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
6 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
5.6 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Posts Viewed Recently
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Dec 2020. Tested up to 5.6, 15 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

700+ 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

Version1.3.2
AuthorAmit Sonkhiya
Added29 Apr 2014
Last updated10 Dec 2020
Active installs700+
Requires WordPress3.0
Tested up to5.6.23
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagslast, recent, Viewed, visited, recently

Other plugins by this author: Categories in Hierarchical Order, Add Link to Copied Text, Author Recent Posts

Questions

Is Posts Viewed Recently still maintained?

No. Last release 10 Dec 2020, over 5 years ago.

Who owns Posts Viewed Recently, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Posts Viewed Recently removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Posts Viewed Recently safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Posts Viewed Recently update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.3.2. No one-star spike after it.

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