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Taxonomy Dropdown Widget

by Erick Hitter · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Taxonomy Dropdown Widget
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Taxonomy Dropdown Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 19 Jan 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Taxonomy Dropdown Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ethitter since Nov 2009. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Taxonomy Dropdown Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Taxonomy Dropdown Widget safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Taxonomy Dropdown Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.3. No one-star spike after it. 19 Jan 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
ethitter17 Nov 2009 to 19 Jan 2026, 76 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.

Maintenance

Last release
10 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Taxonomy Dropdown Widget
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 19 Jan 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

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

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Taxonomy Dropdown Widget
4 May 202620
11 May 202636
18 May 202626
25 May 202642
1 Jun 202633
8 Jun 202649
15 Jun 202634
22 Jun 202620
29 Jun 202626
6 Jul 202628
13 Jul 202635
20 Jul 202636
27 Jul 202637
3 Aug 202658
10 Aug 202652
17 Aug 202657
24 Aug 202652
31 Aug 202640
7 Sep 202649
14 Sep 202661
21 Sep 202655
28 Sep 202657
5 Oct 202657
12 Oct 202657
19 Oct 2026108
26 Oct 202690
2 Nov 202613

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 47% above the 27-week average.

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.3.3
AuthorErick Hitter
Added17 Nov 2009
Last updated19 Jan 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress2.8
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics
Tagstag, tags, widget, sidebar, taxonomy

Other plugins by this author: WP Revisions Control, External Permalinks Redux, Automatically Paginate Posts, Taxonomy List Widget, WP Print Friendly, Redis User Session Storage, ETH Redirect to Latest Post, View All Post's Pages, ETH Escape HeadSpace2, ETH Embed Anchor.fm, Date-based Taxonomy Archives, ETH Simple Shortlinks

Questions

Is Taxonomy Dropdown Widget still maintained?

Yes. Last release 19 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Taxonomy Dropdown Widget, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ethitter since Nov 2009.

Was Taxonomy Dropdown Widget removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Taxonomy Dropdown Widget safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Taxonomy Dropdown Widget update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.3.3. 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