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Press This

by WordPress.org · 5,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Aug 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Press This
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Press This still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Press This, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kraftbj since Sep 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Press This removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Press This safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Press This update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.2. No one-star spike after it. 26 Mar 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
kraftbj14 Sep 2017 to 20 Aug 2026, 21 commits
psykro26 Nov 2024 to 26 Nov 2024, 2 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Press This
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.

Rating distribution
5 star15
4 star2
3 star0
2 star1
1 star7

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Press This
4 May 202696
11 May 2026219
18 May 2026343
25 May 2026267
1 Jun 2026185
8 Jun 2026166
15 Jun 2026141
22 Jun 2026168
29 Jun 2026132
6 Jul 2026165
13 Jul 2026162
20 Jul 2026203
27 Jul 2026189
3 Aug 2026204
10 Aug 2026190
17 Aug 2026296
24 Aug 2026190
31 Aug 2026181
7 Sep 2026180
14 Sep 2026206
21 Sep 2026187
28 Sep 2026186
5 Oct 2026206
12 Oct 2026175
19 Oct 2026264
26 Oct 2026263
2 Nov 202634

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

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.0.2
AuthorWordPress.org
Added4 Jun 2014
Last updated20 Aug 2026
Active installs5,000+
Requires WordPress6.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagspost, gutenberg, photo post, Quick Post, Bookmarklet

Other plugins by this author: Classic Editor, WordPress Importer, Gutenberg, Health Check & Troubleshooting, Secure Custom Fields, Two Factor, AI Provider for Anthropic, MCP Adapter, AI, AI Provider for OpenAI, AI Provider for Google, Debug Bar

Questions

Is Press This still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Press This, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer kraftbj since Sep 2017.

Was Press This removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Press This safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Press This update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.2. No one-star spike after it.

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