Simple Category Posts
Limited data: Simple Category Posts has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
Quick answers
- Is Simple Category Posts still maintained?
- No. Last release 20 Apr 2015, over 11 years ago. 20 Apr 2015 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Simple Category Posts, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Simple Category Posts removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Simple Category Posts safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Simple Category Posts update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.0.4. No one-star spike after it. 20 Apr 2015 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership changes recorded since 2012.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 12 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 4.1 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 20 Apr 2015. Tested up to 4.1, 30 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 4.3 |
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 100+
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Facts
- Version
- 1.0.4
- Author
- Nitroweb
- Added
- 9 Dec 2012
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2015
- Active installs
- 100+
- Requires WordPress
- 3.2
- Tested up to
- 4.1.42
- Requires PHP
- not stated
- Category
- not stated
- Tags
- latest posts, posts-widget, post with thumb widget, categories posts widget
Other plugins by this author: Multifile Upload Field for Contact Form, Simple SEO Slideshow
Questions about Simple Category Posts
Is Simple Category Posts still maintained?
No. Last release 20 Apr 2015, over 11 years ago.
Who owns Simple Category Posts, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Simple Category Posts removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Simple Category Posts safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Simple Category Posts update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.4. No one-star spike after it.