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Relevanssi Light

by Christoph Vielgrader · 600+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Jul 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Relevanssi Light
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Relevanssi Light still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Jul 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Relevanssi Light, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer msaari since Mar 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Relevanssi Light removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Relevanssi Light safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.2.3). Not on the exploited list. 23 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Relevanssi Light update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.4. No one-star spike after it. 14 Jul 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
plugin-master10 Mar 2020 to 10 Mar 2020, 1 commits
msaari11 Mar 2020 to 14 Jul 2026, 17 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Relevanssi Light
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Jul 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 1.2.3).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 Jul 2026Relevanssi Light <= 1.2.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection7.5<= 1.2.21.2.3n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

600+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.2.4
AuthorChristoph Vielgrader
Added11 Mar 2020
Last updated14 Jul 2026
Active installs600+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
Categorynot stated
Tagssearch, fulltext

Other plugins by this author: Relevanssi - A Better Search, Relevanssi Live Ajax Search

Questions

Is Relevanssi Light still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Jul 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Relevanssi Light, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer msaari since Mar 2020.

Was Relevanssi Light removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Relevanssi Light safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.2.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Relevanssi Light update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.4. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue