Spotlight Search
Limited data: Spotlight Search has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Spotlight Search still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 13 Jun 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Spotlight Search, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Litonice13 since Nov 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Spotlight Search removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Spotlight Search safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Spotlight Search update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.2.3. No one-star spike after it. 13 Jun 2026 · Release history
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.
| plugin-master | 19 Nov 2024 to 19 Nov 2024, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| Litonice13 | 23 Nov 2024 to 13 Jun 2026, 13 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2024.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 8
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews.
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 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
10+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Facts
| Version | 1.2.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | Liton Arefin |
| Added | 23 Nov 2024 |
| Last updated | 13 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 10+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | post search, user search, admin search, media search, quick update |
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Questions
Is Spotlight Search still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Jun 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Spotlight Search, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Litonice13 since Nov 2024.
Was Spotlight Search removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Spotlight Search safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Spotlight Search update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.3. No one-star spike after it.