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RPB Chessboard

by yo35 · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 25 Sep 2026, 14 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for RPB Chessboard
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is RPB Chessboard still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 Sep 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months. 25 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns RPB Chessboard, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer yo35 since Oct 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was RPB Chessboard removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is RPB Chessboard safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 8.1.3). Not on the exploited list. 15 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest RPB Chessboard update safe to install?
No ownership change before 8.1.7. No one-star spike after it. 25 Sep 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
yo3531 Oct 2013 to 25 Sep 2026, 387 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
40 days ago
Releases, 24 months
14
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for RPB Chessboard
Q1 20242
Q2 20242
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20262
Q2 20262
Q3 20265
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star18
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 8.1.3).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Jul 2026RPB Chessboard <= 8.1.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content7.2<= 8.1.28.1.3Patched before disclosure

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for RPB Chessboard
4 May 2026102
11 May 202683
18 May 2026538
25 May 2026219
1 Jun 2026148
8 Jun 2026115
15 Jun 2026133
22 Jun 2026634
29 Jun 2026135
6 Jul 2026483
13 Jul 20261,516
20 Jul 2026282
27 Jul 2026162
3 Aug 2026181
10 Aug 2026153
17 Aug 2026664
24 Aug 2026288
31 Aug 2026164
7 Sep 2026166
14 Sep 2026158
21 Sep 2026779
28 Sep 2026277
5 Oct 2026206
12 Oct 2026204
19 Oct 2026246
26 Oct 2026196
2 Nov 202641

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 44% below the 27-week average.

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version8.1.7
Authoryo35
Added31 Oct 2013
Last updated25 Sep 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress7.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsfen, pgn, chess, games, chessboard

Questions

Is RPB Chessboard still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 Sep 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns RPB Chessboard, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer yo35 since Oct 2013.

Was RPB Chessboard removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is RPB Chessboard safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 8.1.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest RPB Chessboard update safe to install?

No ownership change before 8.1.7. 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