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Simple Staff List

by Brett Shumaker · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Simple Staff List is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple Staff List
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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.

Committers and their active periods
brettshumaker7 Jan 2013 to 3 Nov 2026, 72 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
yesterday
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simple Staff List
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 3 Nov 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
27 Dec 2023Simple Staff List <= 2.2.4 - Missing Authorization via ajax_flush_rewrite_rules and staff_member_export5.4<= 2.2.42.2.50
17 Aug 2023Simple Staff List <= 2.2.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.2.32.2.45
20 Jan 2023Simple Staff List <= 2.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 2.2.22.2.30

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.6 from 40 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star32
4 star3
3 star2
2 star3
1 star0

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Staff List
4 May 202643
11 May 202679
18 May 202679
25 May 202689
1 Jun 202682
8 Jun 202697
15 Jun 202684
22 Jun 202675
29 Jun 202695
6 Jul 202698
13 Jul 202699
20 Jul 2026100
27 Jul 2026111
3 Aug 2026130
10 Aug 2026188
17 Aug 2026155
24 Aug 2026178
31 Aug 2026155
7 Sep 2026176
14 Sep 2026172
21 Sep 2026169
28 Sep 2026253
5 Oct 2026150
12 Oct 2026330
19 Oct 2026396
26 Oct 2026443
2 Nov 202666

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 104% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.2.6
AuthorBrett Shumaker
Added7 Jan 2013
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress3.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagsstaff, employee, staff list, employee list, staff directory

Other plugins by this author: Admin Bar Edit Content Links

Questions

Is Simple Staff List still maintained?

Simple Staff List was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simple Staff List safe?

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

Who owns Simple Staff List?

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

What can I use instead of Simple Staff List?

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

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