Remove "Powered by WordPress"
Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Remove "Powered by WordPress" still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 14 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Remove "Powered by WordPress", and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer domainsupport since Apr 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Remove "Powered by WordPress" removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Remove "Powered by WordPress" safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Remove "Powered by WordPress" update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.6.3. No one-star spike after it. 18 May 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.
| domainsupport | 14 Apr 2017 to 14 Aug 2026, 78 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 14 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0 |
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.
| 5 star | 18 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 3 |
- WARNING does not work with themes beyond 2021 · 1 star · 19 Apr 2026
- Your theme “twentytwentyfive” is not compatible. · 1 star · 1 Dec 2024
- supports only handpicked themes · 1 star · 6 Feb 2023
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 192 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 316 |
| 18 May 2026 | 10,808 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,107 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 733 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 615 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 559 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 464 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 478 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 480 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 464 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 500 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 435 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 431 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 456 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 401 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 406 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 387 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 326 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 350 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 402 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 413 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 371 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 312 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 633 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 437 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 60 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 57% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.6.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Campion |
| Added | 14 Apr 2017 |
| Last updated | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | modify, customize, twentytwenty, twentyseventeen, twentytwentyone |
Other plugins by this author: Options for Twenty Seventeen, Options for Twenty Twenty-One, Options for Twenty Twenty, SideMenu, Reset Customizer, Display Remote Posts Block, Options for Twenty Nineteen, Block wp-login, Options for Block Themes, Deny All Firewall, Slidey Panel, Web:D Accounts
Questions
Is Remove "Powered by WordPress" still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Remove "Powered by WordPress", and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer domainsupport since Apr 2017.
Was Remove "Powered by WordPress" removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Remove "Powered by WordPress" safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Remove "Powered by WordPress" update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.6.3. No one-star spike after it.