Smart Quotes
Limited data: Smart Quotes has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Smart Quotes still maintained?
- No. Last release 11 Apr 2013, over 13 years ago. 11 Apr 2013 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Smart Quotes, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Smart Quotes removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Smart Quotes safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Smart Quotes update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 0.4. No one-star spike after it. 11 Apr 2013 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 14 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 3.6 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 11 Apr 2013. Tested up to 3.6, 35 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 1 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
80+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
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
| Version | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Martin Lormes |
| Added | 22 Dec 2011 |
| Last updated | 11 Apr 2013 |
| Active installs | 80+ |
| Requires WordPress | 2.9 |
| Tested up to | 3.6.1 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | curly, quotes, wptexturize, curly quotes, Smart Quotes |
Other plugins by this author: Open Graph Pro, Comment E-Mail Verification, Block Top Spammers, Set Aside
Questions
Is Smart Quotes still maintained?
No. Last release 11 Apr 2013, over 13 years ago.
Who owns Smart Quotes, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was Smart Quotes removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Smart Quotes safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Smart Quotes update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.4. No one-star spike after it.