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Sydney Toolbox

by Syed Balkhi · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Sydney Toolbox is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Sydney Toolbox
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
athemes18 Mar 2016 to 2 Dec 2024, 42 commits
vladff18 Mar 2016 to 22 Sep 2026, 8 commits
maaprote12 Aug 2021 to 12 Aug 2021, 1 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
43 days ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Sydney Toolbox
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20244
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 22 Sep 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
13 May 2024Sydney Toolbox <= 1.31 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via aThemes: Portfolio Widget6.4<= 1.311.32n/a
1 May 2024Sydney Toolbox <= 1.30 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.301.31n/a
5 Apr 2024Sydney Toolbox <= 1.28 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Filterable Gallery6.4<= 1.281.29n/a
28 Mar 2024Sydney Toolbox <= 1.26 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via _id6.4<= 1.261.27n/a
14 Feb 2024Sydney Toolbox <= 1.25 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.251.26n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating 1.0 in Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star10
Latest low reviews

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Sydney Toolbox
4 May 2026351
11 May 2026873
18 May 2026666
25 May 2026666
1 Jun 2026616
8 Jun 2026561
15 Jun 2026544
22 Jun 2026509
29 Jun 2026516
6 Jul 2026509
13 Jul 2026524
20 Jul 2026585
27 Jul 2026550
3 Aug 2026549
10 Aug 2026530
17 Aug 2026488
24 Aug 2026532
31 Aug 2026725
7 Sep 2026607
14 Sep 2026622
21 Sep 202621,292
28 Sep 20263,137
5 Oct 20262,804
12 Oct 20262,399
19 Oct 20263,285
26 Oct 20262,387
2 Nov 2026305

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 20% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.37
AuthorSyed Balkhi
Added18 Mar 2016
Last updated22 Sep 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagssydney, custom fields, custom post types

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Questions

Is Sydney Toolbox still maintained?

Sydney Toolbox was last updated on 22 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Sydney Toolbox safe?

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

Who owns Sydney Toolbox?

The wordpress.org author is Syed Balkhi. Recent committers: vladff, athemes, maaprote, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Sydney Toolbox?

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

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