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String locator

by InstaWP · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 29 Sep 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for String locator
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is String locator still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 Sep 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 29 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns String locator, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer instawp since Aug 2023. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was String locator removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is String locator safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.6.8). Not on the exploited list. 5 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest String locator update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6.8. No one-star spike after it. 29 Sep 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.

Committers and their active periods
Clorith15 Aug 2013 to 2 Nov 2022, 110 commits
instawp10 Aug 2023 to 29 Sep 2026, 6 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
36 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for String locator
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 29 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Average rating per quarter for String locator
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star113
4 star0
3 star1
2 star2
1 star9
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.6.8).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Oct 2026String Locator <= 2.6.7 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection8.1<= 2.6.72.6.8Patched before disclosure
20 Jan 2025String Locator <= 2.6.6 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection8.8<= 2.6.62.6.7Patched before disclosure
23 Aug 2024String Locator <= 2.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.6.52.6.6Patched before disclosure
8 Aug 2022String Locator <= 2.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to PHAR Deserialization8.8<= 2.5.02.6.0Patched before disclosure
1 Mar 2022String Locator <= 2.4.2 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read4.9< 2.5.02.5.0Patched before disclosure

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.6.8 (security).

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

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for String locator
4 May 20261,166
11 May 20262,496
18 May 20262,371
25 May 20262,127
1 Jun 20262,156
8 Jun 20262,275
15 Jun 20262,231
22 Jun 20262,166
29 Jun 20262,068
6 Jul 20262,157
13 Jul 20262,114
20 Jul 20262,215
27 Jul 20262,262
3 Aug 20262,015
10 Aug 20261,638
17 Aug 20261,596
24 Aug 20261,737
31 Aug 20261,664
7 Sep 20261,655
14 Sep 20261,693
21 Sep 20261,804
28 Sep 202632,257
5 Oct 202619,491
12 Oct 20267,006
19 Oct 20267,531
26 Oct 20265,809
2 Nov 2026817

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 25% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.6.8
AuthorInstaWP
Added15 Aug 2013
Last updated29 Sep 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsfind, text, search, syntax, Highlight

Other plugins by this author: InstaWP Connect - 1-click WP Staging & Migration, InstaMigrate

Questions

Is String locator still maintained?

Yes. Last release 29 Sep 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns String locator, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer instawp since Aug 2023.

Was String locator removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is String locator safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.6.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest String locator update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.6.8. No one-star spike after it.

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