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Taxonomy List 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 List Widget
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
ethitter27 Jan 2010 to 19 Jan 2026, 44 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
10 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Taxonomy List 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.

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.3 from 12 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star9
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Taxonomy List Widget
4 May 202616
11 May 202636
18 May 202632
25 May 202652
1 Jun 202633
8 Jun 202636
15 Jun 202628
22 Jun 202629
29 Jun 202622
6 Jul 202628
13 Jul 202634
20 Jul 202641
27 Jul 202639
3 Aug 202654
10 Aug 202648
17 Aug 202662
24 Aug 202642
31 Aug 202647
7 Sep 202640
14 Sep 202653
21 Sep 202652
28 Sep 202653
5 Oct 202652
12 Oct 202652
19 Oct 202696
26 Oct 202693
2 Nov 202613

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 45% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

WP Term ImagesScore 91 · 2,000+Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy ImageScore 91 · 1,000+Category IconScore 87 · 2,000+Categories ImagesScore 86 · 50,000+

Facts

Version1.3.2
AuthorErick Hitter
Added27 Jan 2010
Last updated19 Jan 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress2.8
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
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 Dropdown Widget, WP Print Friendly, Redis User Session Storage, View All Post's Pages, ETH Redirect to Latest Post, ETH Escape HeadSpace2, ETH Embed Anchor.fm, Date-based Taxonomy Archives, ETH Simple Shortlinks

Questions

Is Taxonomy List Widget still maintained?

Taxonomy List Widget was last updated on 19 Jan 2026. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Taxonomy List Widget safe?

Taxonomy List Widget has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Taxonomy List Widget?

The wordpress.org author is Erick Hitter. Recent committers: ethitter, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Taxonomy List Widget?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: WP Term Images, Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image, Category Icon, Categories Images.

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