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Weaver Show Posts

by wpweaver · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Apr 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

80/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Weaver Show Posts
Ownership100
Maintenance65
Security95
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Weaver Show Posts still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Apr 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Apr 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Weaver Show Posts, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpweaver since Feb 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Weaver Show Posts removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Weaver Show Posts safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.0). Not on the exploited list. 20 Mar 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Weaver Show Posts update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.5. No one-star spike after it. 20 Apr 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
wpweaver17 Feb 2014 to 20 Apr 2026, 45 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
7 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Weaver Show Posts
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20265
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Apr 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.0).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Mar 2026Weaver Show Posts <= 1.8.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Additional Classes to Wrap Posts' Widget Setting4.4<= 1.8.12.021
8 Aug 2023Weaver Show Posts <= 1.8.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection6.6<= 1.8.01.8.1Patched before disclosure
1 Apr 2023Weaver Show Posts <= 1.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Display Name6.4<= 1.61.71

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

Support

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

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Weaver Show Posts
4 May 2026124
11 May 2026250
18 May 2026297
25 May 2026265
1 Jun 2026164
8 Jun 2026161
15 Jun 2026173
22 Jun 2026134
29 Jun 2026138
6 Jul 2026145
13 Jul 2026158
20 Jul 2026158
27 Jul 2026182
3 Aug 2026140
10 Aug 2026112
17 Aug 2026143
24 Aug 2026103
31 Aug 2026130
7 Sep 2026131
14 Sep 2026146
21 Sep 2026147
28 Sep 2026159
5 Oct 2026150
12 Oct 2026147
19 Oct 2026245
26 Oct 2026217
2 Nov 202654

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.0.5
Authorwpweaver
Added17 Feb 2014
Last updated20 Apr 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagswidgets, shortcodes, weaver xtreme theme

Other plugins by this author: Weaver Xtreme Theme Support, Weaver Show Sliders, Turnkey bbPress by WeaverTheme, Weaver II to Weaver Xtreme, Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver

Questions

Is Weaver Show Posts still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 Apr 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Weaver Show Posts, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer wpweaver since Feb 2014.

Was Weaver Show Posts removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Weaver Show Posts safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Weaver Show Posts update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0.5. 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