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Pinyin Slugs

by Pieter Bos · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Pinyin Slugs is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Pinyin Slugs
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
senlin19 Aug 2013 to 18 Aug 2026, 109 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Pinyin Slugs
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 18 Aug 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
7 Nov 2023Pinyin Slugs <= 2.3.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.3.02.3.117

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 8 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Pinyin Slugs
4 May 202647
11 May 202697
18 May 202696
25 May 202693
1 Jun 202693
8 Jun 202683
15 Jun 2026123
22 Jun 202676
29 Jun 202685
6 Jul 202688
13 Jul 202686
20 Jul 202699
27 Jul 2026112
3 Aug 2026132
10 Aug 2026408
17 Aug 2026902
24 Aug 2026258
31 Aug 2026189
7 Sep 2026122
14 Sep 2026159
21 Sep 2026142
28 Sep 2026167
5 Oct 2026118
12 Oct 2026139
19 Oct 2026176
26 Oct 2026162
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.3.9
AuthorPieter Bos
Added19 Aug 2013
Last updated18 Aug 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Tags & Classification
Tagsslugs, pinyin, chinese, mandarin, permalinks

Other plugins by this author: Classic Editor +, Customizer Hide Menu, Quick Multilingual

Questions

Is Pinyin Slugs still maintained?

Pinyin Slugs was last updated on 18 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Pinyin Slugs safe?

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

Who owns Pinyin Slugs?

The wordpress.org author is Pieter Bos. Recent committers: senlin, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Pinyin Slugs?

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

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