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Proofreading

by Scribit · 5,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

70/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Proofreading
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 21 months (last release 16 Jan 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.16 Jan 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
scribit23 Feb 2018 to 16 Jan 2025, 57 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
22 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Proofreading
Q1 20243
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Jan 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Jan 2025Proofreading <= 1.2.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.2.1.11.2.20
12 Oct 2023Proofreading <= 1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.11.2152

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.0 from 8 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Proofreading
4 May 202629
11 May 202622
18 May 202628
25 May 202639
1 Jun 202625
8 Jun 202638
15 Jun 202629
22 Jun 202621
29 Jun 202620
6 Jul 202623
13 Jul 202626
20 Jul 202635
27 Jul 202653
3 Aug 202667
10 Aug 202654
17 Aug 202663
24 Aug 202644
31 Aug 202646
7 Sep 202667
14 Sep 202669
21 Sep 202669
28 Sep 202677
5 Oct 202666
12 Oct 202679
19 Oct 2026120
26 Oct 2026104
2 Nov 202618

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 63% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.2.2
AuthorScribit
Added23 Feb 2018
Last updated16 Jan 2025
Active installs5,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagstypo, Errata, editing, misprint, revision

Other plugins by this author: Shortcodes Finder, Random

Questions

Is Proofreading still maintained?

Proofreading was last updated on 16 Jan 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Proofreading safe?

Proofreading has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Proofreading?

The wordpress.org author is Scribit. Recent committers: scribit, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Proofreading?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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