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Selection Lite

by merkulove · 9,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 5 Jul 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Selection Lite
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Selection Lite still maintained?
Yes. Last release 5 Jul 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 5 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Selection Lite, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer merkulove since Sep 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Selection Lite removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Selection Lite safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.14). Not on the exploited list. 24 Oct 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Selection Lite update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.17. No one-star spike after it. 5 Jul 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
plugin-master27 Sep 2021 to 27 Sep 2021, 1 commits
merkulove30 Sep 2021 to 5 Jul 2026, 70 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Selection Lite
Q1 20241
Q2 20242
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 5 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews.

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

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 1.14).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
24 Oct 2024Selection Lite <= 1.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.131.14Patched before disclosure
7 Aug 2024Selection Lite <= 1.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.111.12Patched before disclosure

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

Support

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

Momentum

9,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Selection Lite
4 May 2026111
11 May 2026311
18 May 2026738
25 May 2026292
1 Jun 2026232
8 Jun 2026273
15 Jun 2026215
22 Jun 2026188
29 Jun 2026264
6 Jul 20263,238
13 Jul 2026579
20 Jul 2026406
27 Jul 2026393
3 Aug 2026372
10 Aug 2026313
17 Aug 2026313
24 Aug 2026286
31 Aug 2026289
7 Sep 2026269
14 Sep 2026288
21 Sep 2026339
28 Sep 2026274
5 Oct 2026268
12 Oct 2026264
19 Oct 2026325
26 Oct 2026313
2 Nov 202646

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.17
Authormerkulove
Added30 Sep 2021
Last updated5 Jul 2026
Active installs9,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors
Tagspack, elementor, selection, templates, header and footer

Other plugins by this author: Accessibility Assistant - Readabler, Speaker Lite

Questions

Is Selection Lite still maintained?

Yes. Last release 5 Jul 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Selection Lite, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer merkulove since Sep 2021.

Was Selection Lite removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Selection Lite safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.14). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Selection Lite update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.17. 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