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Code Embed

by David Artiss · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: 3 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Code Embed
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoSEC-33 vulnerabilities published in the last 24 months. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence
  • 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
dartiss5 Apr 2009 to 21 Aug 2026, 450 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
13
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Code Embed
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20247
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20263
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 21 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 May 2026Code Embed <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.62.6.116
17 Mar 2026Code Embed <= 2.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Fields6.4<= 2.5.12.5.20
8 Nov 2024Code Embed <= 2.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery6.4<= 2.52.5.10
3 Oct 2024Code Embed <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.42.534
5 Dec 2023Code Embed <= 2.3.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Denial of Service6.5<= 2.3.62.3.7337

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating 1.0 in Q3 2024.

Rating distribution
5 star38
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star6
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Code Embed
4 May 2026481
11 May 2026857
18 May 20261,405
25 May 2026917
1 Jun 20267,662
8 Jun 20261,472
15 Jun 20263,566
22 Jun 20265,648
29 Jun 20261,035
6 Jul 20261,518
13 Jul 20268,401
20 Jul 20261,617
27 Jul 20261,039
3 Aug 2026828
10 Aug 2026733
17 Aug 20267,384
24 Aug 20262,144
31 Aug 20261,240
7 Sep 2026911
14 Sep 20261,486
21 Sep 20261,058
28 Sep 2026686
5 Oct 2026726
12 Oct 2026641
19 Oct 2026970
26 Oct 2026692
2 Nov 2026102

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 71% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for AnythingScore 92 · 100,000+FluentSnippets - High-Performance Code Snippets, Header & Footer Code, Custom CSS & PHP Code ManagerScore 92 · 50,000+Simple Custom CSS and JSScore 91 · 600,000+Insert Headers And FootersScore 91 · 200,000+Visual CSS Style EditorScore 91 · 30,000+

Facts

Version2.6.4
AuthorDavid Artiss
Added5 Apr 2009
Last updated21 Aug 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > Code Snippets & Custom Code
Tagscss, code, html, embed, javascript

Other plugins by this author: Transient Cleaner, Social Post Embed, Draft List, Pride Bar, Draft Links, ShareOpenly, World Domination, Solo, Draft Concluder

Questions

Is Code Embed still maintained?

Code Embed was last updated on 21 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Code Embed safe?

Code Embed has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 3 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Code Embed?

The wordpress.org author is David Artiss. Recent committers: dartiss, codedart, DarkDesigns, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Code Embed?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Shortcoder - Create Shortcodes for Anything, FluentSnippets - High-Performance Code Snippets, Header & Footer Code, Custom CSS & PHP Code Manager, Simple Custom CSS and JS, Insert Headers And Footers, Visual CSS Style Editor.

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