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Remove Footer Credit

by WP Chill · 60,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Aug 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Remove Footer Credit
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Remove Footer Credit still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 14 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Remove Footer Credit, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer altesin since Feb 2025. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Remove Footer Credit removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Remove Footer Credit safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.0.14). Not on the exploited list. 12 Apr 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Remove Footer Credit update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.15. No one-star spike after it. 17 Apr 2025 · 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
machothemes13 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019, 14 commits
giucu9118 Oct 2019 to 3 Aug 2021, 7 commits
wpchill5 Nov 2020 to 17 Apr 2025, 2 commits
raldea8911 Jan 2022 to 18 Jul 2024, 11 commits
altesin21 Feb 2025 to 14 Aug 2026, 6 commits

5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Remove Footer Credit
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

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

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Average rating per quarter for Remove Footer Credit
Q2 20245.0
Q1 20254.0
Q3 20255.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star79
4 star2
3 star1
2 star2
1 star4
Latest low reviews

Security record

3 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 1.0.14).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
12 Apr 2024Remove Footer Credit <= 1.0.13 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.0.131.0.14Patched before disclosure
12 Jan 2022Remove Footer Credit <= 1.0.10 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.8<= 1.0.101.0.11Patched before disclosure
12 Jul 2021Remove Footer Credit <= 1.0.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.0.51.0.6Patched before disclosure

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

Support

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

Momentum

60,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Remove Footer Credit
4 May 2026367
11 May 2026961
18 May 2026981
25 May 2026932
1 Jun 2026884
8 Jun 2026886
15 Jun 2026955
22 Jun 2026856
29 Jun 2026857
6 Jul 2026884
13 Jul 2026856
20 Jul 2026896
27 Jul 2026907
3 Aug 2026864
10 Aug 2026971
17 Aug 2026997
24 Aug 20261,003
31 Aug 20261,080
7 Sep 2026936
14 Sep 2026817
21 Sep 2026834
28 Sep 2026825
5 Oct 2026911
12 Oct 2026734
19 Oct 20261,294
26 Oct 2026853
2 Nov 2026120

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.0.15
AuthorWP Chill
Added27 Aug 2016
Last updated14 Aug 2026
Active installs60,000+
Requires WordPress5.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.1
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagschange, credit, footer, modify, replace

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Questions

Is Remove Footer Credit still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Remove Footer Credit, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer altesin since Feb 2025.

Was Remove Footer Credit removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Remove Footer Credit safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.0.14). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Remove Footer Credit update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0.15. No one-star spike after it.

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