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Sitekit

by webvitalii · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid1 Critical2 Warnings

Avoid: vulnerability published 22 Sep 2025 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for Sitekit
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security25
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Sitekit still maintained?
No. Last release 15 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago. 15 Jun 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Sitekit, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer webvitaly since Mar 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Sitekit removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Sitekit safe?
No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 22 Sep 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Sitekit update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0. No one-star spike after it. 15 Jun 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 22 Sep 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.6 Oct 2025Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 16 months (last release 15 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.15 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
webvitaly31 Mar 2016 to 15 Jun 2025, 20 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Sitekit
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 15 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

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

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (6 on record), 1 with no fix in the current version.

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Sep 2025Sitekit <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.0No fixn/a
Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
19 Jun 2025Sitekit <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.92.0Patched before disclosure
27 Mar 2025Sitekit <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.81.9Patched before disclosure
16 Mar 2024Sitekit <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 1.61.7Patched before disclosure
28 Aug 2023Sitekit <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'sitekit_iframe' shortcode6.4<= 1.41.527
28 Aug 2023Sitekit <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'sitekit_iframe ' shortcode6.4<= 1.31.42

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Sitekit
4 May 202674
11 May 2026122
18 May 2026115
25 May 2026126
1 Jun 2026122
8 Jun 2026122
15 Jun 2026115
22 Jun 2026106
29 Jun 2026132
6 Jul 2026118
13 Jul 2026113
20 Jul 2026116
27 Jul 2026144
3 Aug 2026123
10 Aug 2026141
17 Aug 2026149
24 Aug 2026117
31 Aug 2026121
7 Sep 2026123
14 Sep 2026138
21 Sep 2026137
28 Sep 2026158
5 Oct 2026155
12 Oct 2026113
19 Oct 2026180
26 Oct 2026164
2 Nov 202627

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 3% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.0
Authorwebvitalii
Added31 Mar 2016
Last updated15 Jun 2025
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagssearch, widget, archive, widgets, archives

Other plugins by this author: iframe, Page-list, Filenames to latin, Login-Logout, Extra Shortcodes, Taxonomy Checklist Tree, Security-Protection, Search by Google, info, Comments-advanced, Easy-to-use, Ip2country

Questions

Is Sitekit still maintained?

No. Last release 15 Jun 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Sitekit, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer webvitaly since Mar 2016.

Was Sitekit removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Sitekit safe?

No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version.

Is the latest Sitekit update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.0. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue