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System Dashboard

by Bowo · 900+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 22 May 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for System Dashboard
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security70
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is System Dashboard still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 May 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 22 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns System Dashboard, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer qriouslad since Mar 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was System Dashboard removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is System Dashboard safe?
11 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.8.21). Not on the exploited list. 25 Sep 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest System Dashboard update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.8.22. No one-star spike after it. 22 May 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
plugin-master11 Mar 2022 to 11 Mar 2022, 1 commits
qriouslad12 Mar 2022 to 22 May 2026, 100 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for System Dashboard
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20254
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 22 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star15
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

5 vulnerabilities in 24 months (11 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.8.21).

Show 11 patched vulnerabilities

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

Support

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

Momentum

900+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

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Facts

Version2.8.22
AuthorBowo
Added12 Mar 2022
Last updated22 May 2026
Active installs900+
Requires WordPress4.8
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > Code Snippets & Custom Code
Tagsdeveloper, server info, system monitor, action filter hooks, wordpress components

Other plugins by this author: Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), Debug Log Manager - Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors, Variable Inspector, Flexible Scroll Top, Admin Menu Customizer, Floating Share Button

Questions

Is System Dashboard still maintained?

Yes. Last release 22 May 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns System Dashboard, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer qriouslad since Mar 2022.

Was System Dashboard removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is System Dashboard safe?

11 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.8.21). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest System Dashboard update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.8.22. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue