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Sitewide Notice WP

by Andrew Lima · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

80/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Sitewide Notice WP
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Sitewide Notice WP still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in the last 24 months. 3 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Sitewide Notice WP, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer andrewza since Mar 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Sitewide Notice WP removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Sitewide Notice WP safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.4.2). Not on the exploited list. 15 Dec 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Sitewide Notice WP update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.4.2. No one-star spike after it. 3 Dec 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
andrewza12 Mar 2016 to 3 Dec 2025, 110 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Sitewide Notice WP
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star14
4 star0
3 star0
2 star1
1 star1

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.4.2).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
15 Dec 2025Sitewide Notice WP <= 2.4.1 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 2.4.12.4.2Patched before disclosure
2 Aug 2021Sitewide Notice WP <= 2.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5< 2.32.3Patched before disclosure

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 Sitewide Notice WP
4 May 202627
11 May 202667
18 May 202664
25 May 202669
1 Jun 202661
8 Jun 202672
15 Jun 202648
22 Jun 202664
29 Jun 202648
6 Jul 202658
13 Jul 202656
20 Jul 202683
27 Jul 202684
3 Aug 202696
10 Aug 202684
17 Aug 202698
24 Aug 202696
31 Aug 202662
7 Sep 202682
14 Sep 202696
21 Sep 202689
28 Sep 2026112
5 Oct 202687
12 Oct 202696
19 Oct 2026139
26 Oct 2026131
2 Nov 202626

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 26% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.4.2
AuthorAndrew Lima
Added12 Mar 2016
Last updated3 Dec 2025
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryCommunication & Messaging > Notification Management
Tagsbanner, notice, site banner, sitewide banner, sitewide notice

Other plugins by this author: When Last Login, Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins, Force First and Last Name as Display Name, When Last Login - Export User Records, Simple Alert Blocks, When Last Login - Welcome Email Add-on

Questions

Is Sitewide Notice WP still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Sitewide Notice WP, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer andrewza since Mar 2016.

Was Sitewide Notice WP removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Sitewide Notice WP safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.4.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Sitewide Notice WP update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.4.2. No one-star spike after it.

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