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Simply Static - The Static Site Generator

by Simply Static · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Simply Static - The Static Site Generator is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simply Static - The Static Site Generator
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation85

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
patrickposner20 Dec 2020 to 4 Nov 2026, 350 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
106
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simply Static - The Static Site Generator
Q1 20244
Q2 20242
Q3 20246
Q4 202410
Q1 20256
Q2 20259
Q3 202519
Q4 202515
Q1 202611
Q2 202615
Q3 202617
Q4 20265

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Apr 2024Simply Static <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure5.3<= 3.1.33.1.40
25 Mar 2024Simply Static <= 3.1.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 3.1.33.1.40

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Simply Static - The Static Site Generator
Q2 20243.8
Q3 20244.5
Q4 20243.3
Q1 20252.5
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20254.5
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.8 to 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star161
4 star8
3 star5
2 star3
1 star18
Latest low reviews

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simply Static - The Static Site Generator
4 May 20262,357
11 May 202612,181
18 May 202613,220
25 May 202619,935
1 Jun 20264,594
8 Jun 202619,072
15 Jun 202612,190
22 Jun 202612,504
29 Jun 202612,224
6 Jul 202612,871
13 Jul 202620,121
20 Jul 202612,445
27 Jul 202619,658
3 Aug 202613,089
10 Aug 202612,976
17 Aug 202613,259
24 Aug 202619,681
31 Aug 20264,877
7 Sep 202610,923
14 Sep 20266,007
21 Sep 202611,696
28 Sep 202620,556
5 Oct 202614,421
12 Oct 202612,566
19 Oct 202615,640
26 Oct 202616,410
2 Nov 20261,221

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version3.8.20
AuthorSimply Static
Added22 Sep 2015
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagsjamstack, security, performance, static site generator

Questions

Is Simply Static - The Static Site Generator still maintained?

Simply Static - The Static Site Generator was last updated on 29 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simply Static - The Static Site Generator safe?

Simply Static - The Static Site Generator has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Simply Static - The Static Site Generator?

The wordpress.org author is Simply Static. Recent committers: patrickposner, simplystatic, codeofconduct, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Simply Static - The Static Site Generator?

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

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