Seed Fonts
At risk: no release in 27 months (last release 6 Aug 2024).
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 90 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Seed Fonts still maintained?
- No. Last release 6 Aug 2024, over 2 years ago. 6 Aug 2024 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Seed Fonts, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Seed Fonts removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Seed Fonts safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.4.0). Not on the exploited list. 16 Jun 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Seed Fonts update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.4.2. No one-star spike after it. 8 Aug 2023 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| SeedThemes | 17 May 2016 to 6 Aug 2024, 86 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.6 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 6 Aug 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.
| 5 star | 13 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- Junk. Doesn’t work. Waste of time. · 1 star · 26 Oct 2021
Security record
1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.4.0).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2023 | Seed Fonts 2.3.1 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 4.4 | 2.3.1 | 2.4.0 | 44 |
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 | 68 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 123 |
| 18 May 2026 | 119 |
| 25 May 2026 | 121 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 111 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 128 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 103 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 106 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 106 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 110 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 93 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 265 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 123 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 173 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 146 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 159 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 144 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 148 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 138 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 175 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 196 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 193 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 206 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 182 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 235 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 263 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 46 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 23% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.4.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Seed Webs |
| Added | 17 May 2016 |
| Last updated | 6 Aug 2024 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Design & Themes |
| Tags | webfont, web fonts, typography, @font-face embed |
Other plugins by this author: Seed Social, Seed Buddhist Year
Questions
Is Seed Fonts still maintained?
No. Last release 6 Aug 2024, over 2 years ago.
Who owns Seed Fonts, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Seed Fonts removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Seed Fonts safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.4.0). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Seed Fonts update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.4.2. No one-star spike after it.