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Orphans

by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak) · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average.

92/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Orphans
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation75

How the score works

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.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
iworks16 Feb 2011 to 3 Nov 2026, 239 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
yesterday
Releases, 24 months
73
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Orphans
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20254
Q2 20253
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 202659
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Orphans
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star164
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Orphans
4 May 2026774
11 May 20261,431
18 May 20261,323
25 May 20261,150
1 Jun 2026814
8 Jun 2026870
15 Jun 202610,471
22 Jun 20262,734
29 Jun 20261,943
6 Jul 20261,563
13 Jul 202611,643
20 Jul 20263,596
27 Jul 20262,073
3 Aug 20261,632
10 Aug 20261,289
17 Aug 20261,188
24 Aug 20261,120
31 Aug 20261,062
7 Sep 2026868
14 Sep 2026851
21 Sep 2026874
28 Sep 2026874
5 Oct 2026875
12 Oct 2026743
19 Oct 20261,111
26 Oct 20261,015
2 Nov 2026183

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 62% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version3.4.5
Authoriworks (Marcin Pietrzak)
Added16 Feb 2011
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
TagsCzech, orphan, Polish, grammar, typography

Other plugins by this author: OG - Better Share on Social Media, Omnibus - show the lowest price, PWA - easy way to Progressive Web App, upPrev, Simple Revision Control, Reading Position Indicator, Simple Consent Mode, WP Sitemap Control, Interactive Polish Map, Simple SEO Improvements, Fleet Manager, Simple CSV Table

Questions

Is Orphans still maintained?

Orphans was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Orphans safe?

Orphans has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Orphans?

The wordpress.org author is iworks (Marcin Pietrzak). Recent committers: iworks, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Orphans?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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