Simple Blog Stats
Healthy: Simple Blog Stats is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| specialk | 17 Nov 2012 to 9 Aug 2026, 70 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 8
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.20 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 9 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | Simple Blog Stats <= 20250416 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 6.4 | <= 20250416 | 20250423 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.9 from 38 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 36 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 98 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 199 |
| 18 May 2026 | 269 |
| 25 May 2026 | 210 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 199 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 152 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 140 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 110 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 122 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 121 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 113 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 127 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 128 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 351 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 2,157 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 338 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 366 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 275 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 350 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 225 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 236 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 208 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 205 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 233 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 307 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 260 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 32 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 25% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 20260809 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Starr |
| Added | 17 Nov 2012 |
| Last updated | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 4,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 |
| Category | Analytics & Reporting > Traffic & Visitor Analytics |
| Tags | blog, stats, numbers, analytics, statistics |
Other plugins by this author: Disable Gutenberg, GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPress, BBQ Firewall - Fast & Powerful Firewall Security, Blackhole for Bad Bots, Disable WP REST API, User Submitted Posts - Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End, Disable WP Sitemaps, Disable Media Sizes, Head Meta Data, Disable Lazy Load, Theme Switcha - Easily Switch Themes for Development and Testing, Dashboard Widgets Suite
Questions
Is Simple Blog Stats still maintained?
Simple Blog Stats was last updated on 9 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Simple Blog Stats safe?
Simple Blog Stats has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Simple Blog Stats?
The wordpress.org author is Jeff Starr. Recent committers: specialk, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Simple Blog Stats?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Page Visits Counter - Lite, GA Google Analytics - Connect Google Analytics to WordPress, Matomo Analytics - Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress, Microsoft Clarity, Post Views Counter.