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Contact Info Widget

by riotweb · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid2 Criticals1 Warning

Avoid: vulnerability published 17 Aug 2025 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39 while a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for Contact Info Widget
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security35
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 17 Aug 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.31 Aug 2025Evidence
  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 74 months (last release 17 Sep 2020). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.17 Sep 2021Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24, 16 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
riotweb1 Jul 2016 to 17 Sep 2020, 102 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
6 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
5.5 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Contact Info Widget
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 17 Sep 2020. Tested up to 5.5, 16 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
17 Aug 2025Contact Info Widget <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.6.2No fixn/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 3.8 from 5 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Contact Info Widget
4 May 202614
11 May 202622
18 May 202622
25 May 202637
1 Jun 202624
8 Jun 202632
15 Jun 202624
22 Jun 202620
29 Jun 202615
6 Jul 202618
13 Jul 202617
20 Jul 202623
27 Jul 202631
3 Aug 202640
10 Aug 202639
17 Aug 202634
24 Aug 202627
31 Aug 202632
7 Sep 202640
14 Sep 202660
21 Sep 202652
28 Sep 202655
5 Oct 202644
12 Oct 202641
19 Oct 202663
26 Oct 202684
2 Nov 202617

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 49% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.6.2
Authorriotweb
Added1 Jul 2016
Last updated17 Sep 2020
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to5.5.24
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Notification Management
Tagsinfo, widget, contact, widgets, contact info

Other plugins by this author: Instant Gzip Compression, Snapcode Widget for Snapchat, Anti Hacker Redirect, Webshop Keurmerk

Questions

Is Contact Info Widget still maintained?

Contact Info Widget was last updated on 17 Sep 2020. Its Canary status is Avoid.

Is Contact Info Widget safe?

Contact Info Widget has 1 published vulnerability with no patched version. Its Canary status is Avoid.

Who owns Contact Info Widget?

The wordpress.org author is riotweb. Recent committers: riotweb, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Contact Info Widget?

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

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