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Scheduled Announcements Widget

by Nikki Blight · 100+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
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Limited data: Scheduled Announcements Widget has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

59/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.

Sub-scores for Scheduled Announcements Widget
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Scheduled Announcements Widget still maintained?
No. Last release 10 Mar 2023, over 3 years ago. 10 Mar 2023 · wordpress.org
Who owns Scheduled Announcements Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Scheduled Announcements Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Scheduled Announcements Widget safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.0). Not on the exploited list. 20 Mar 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Scheduled Announcements Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0. No one-star spike after it. 13 Dec 2012 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 44 months (last release 10 Mar 2023). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.9 Mar 2024Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16, 10 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
kionae2 Feb 2012 to 10 Mar 2023, 13 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
4 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.1 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Scheduled Announcements Widget
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 10 Mar 2023. Tested up to 6.1, 10 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.8.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.0).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Mar 2023Scheduled Announcements Widget <= 0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 0.21.0n/a

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

Support

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

Momentum

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

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.0
AuthorNikki Blight
Added2 Feb 2012
Last updated10 Mar 2023
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress3.2.1
Tested up to6.1.16
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagsalerts, announcements, scheduled announcements

Other plugins by this author: QR Redirector, ACF My Media Cluster

Questions

Is Scheduled Announcements Widget still maintained?

No. Last release 10 Mar 2023, over 3 years ago.

Who owns Scheduled Announcements Widget, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Scheduled Announcements Widget removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Scheduled Announcements Widget safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Scheduled Announcements Widget update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue