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SVG Flags

SVG Flags - Country Flag Blocks and Galleries
by David Gwyer · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 6 Oct 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for SVG Flags
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is SVG Flags still maintained?
Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 6 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns SVG Flags, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer dgwyer since Oct 2017. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was SVG Flags removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is SVG Flags safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 0.9.6). Not on the exploited list. 18 Jul 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest SVG Flags update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.12.2. No one-star spike after it. 6 Oct 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
dgwyer22 Oct 2017 to 6 Oct 2026, 52 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
29 days ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for SVG Flags
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20262

Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 0.9.6).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
18 Jul 2023Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get6.10.5 to 0.9.6Not affectedn/a
4 Mar 2022Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks6.3< 0.9.60.9.619

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for SVG Flags
4 May 202617
11 May 202627
18 May 202626
25 May 202651
1 Jun 202625
8 Jun 202631
15 Jun 202627
22 Jun 202618
29 Jun 202616
6 Jul 202630
13 Jul 202631
20 Jul 202626
27 Jul 202637
3 Aug 202646
10 Aug 20261,169
17 Aug 2026192
24 Aug 2026167
31 Aug 2026998
7 Sep 2026195
14 Sep 2026232
21 Sep 2026191
28 Sep 2026841
5 Oct 20261,245
12 Oct 2026208
19 Oct 2026241
26 Oct 2026233
2 Nov 202634

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% below the 27-week average.

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

Version0.12.2
AuthorDavid Gwyer
Added22 Oct 2017
Last updated6 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
TagsSVG, flag, world, country, scalable

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Questions

Is SVG Flags still maintained?

Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns SVG Flags, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer dgwyer since Oct 2017.

Was SVG Flags removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is SVG Flags safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 0.9.6). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest SVG Flags update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.12.2. No one-star spike after it.

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