Protect the Children!
Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, 11 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Protect the Children! still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Protect the Children!, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer MillerMediaNow since Jul 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Protect the Children! removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Protect the Children! safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Protect the Children! update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it. 23 Oct 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.
| MillerMediaNow | 24 Jul 2017 to 4 Nov 2026, 66 commits |
|---|---|
| millermediadev | 4 Oct 2019 to 30 Sep 2021, 18 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 11
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.1 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 | 10 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.
| 5 star | 14 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 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
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 54 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 64 |
| 18 May 2026 | 66 |
| 25 May 2026 | 79 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 56 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 61 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 41 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 49 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 51 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 45 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 55 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 59 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 69 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 97 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 85 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 90 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 78 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 74 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 90 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 113 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 101 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 97 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 104 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 84 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 815 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 472 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 73 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 212% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.5.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | Matt Miller |
| Added | 24 Jul 2017 |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | not stated |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | password, visibility, child pages, Parent Pages, Password Protect |
Other plugins by this author: Send Emails with Mandrill, Expire User Passwords, Edit Usernames, IP Blacklist for Cloudflare, One-Off Emails for WooCommerce, Miller Media Server File Import, WooFlare
Questions
Is Protect the Children! still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 11 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Protect the Children!, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer MillerMediaNow since Jul 2017.
Was Protect the Children! removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Protect the Children! safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Protect the Children! update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it.