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Taxonomy Switcher

by webdevstudios · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Jul 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

85/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Taxonomy Switcher
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Taxonomy Switcher still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Jul 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Taxonomy Switcher, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer webdevstudios since May 2023. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Taxonomy Switcher removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Taxonomy Switcher safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.0.4). Not on the exploited list. 20 Apr 2015 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Taxonomy Switcher update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.1. No one-star spike after it. 14 Jul 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
tw211327 Jan 2015 to 18 Jun 2022, 10 commits
webdevstudios19 May 2023 to 14 Jul 2026, 6 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Taxonomy Switcher
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star23
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.0.4).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Apr 2015Taxonomy Switcher <= 1.0.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.0.31.0.42364

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 Taxonomy Switcher
4 May 202664
11 May 2026122
18 May 2026160
25 May 2026170
1 Jun 2026165
8 Jun 2026135
15 Jun 2026160
22 Jun 2026133
29 Jun 2026116
6 Jul 2026114
13 Jul 20261,240
20 Jul 2026525
27 Jul 2026264
3 Aug 2026309
10 Aug 2026288
17 Aug 2026246
24 Aug 2026253
31 Aug 2026264
7 Sep 2026199
14 Sep 2026212
21 Sep 2026246
28 Sep 2026220
5 Oct 2026219
12 Oct 2026246
19 Oct 2026362
26 Oct 2026307
2 Nov 202640

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 5% 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

Version1.1.1
Authorwebdevstudios
Added2 Feb 2014
Last updated14 Jul 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagstag, term, switch, category, taxonomy

Other plugins by this author: Custom Post Type UI, WP Search with Algolia, Automatic Featured Images from Videos, Hash Link Scroll Offset, Chat Room, Reactor: Core, Mapbox For WP, WDS Site Documentation, WDS Multisite Aggregate, Easy Digital Downloads - Internal Notes for Products, Cubify WP

Questions

Is Taxonomy Switcher still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Jul 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Taxonomy Switcher, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer webdevstudios since May 2023.

Was Taxonomy Switcher removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Taxonomy Switcher safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.0.4). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Taxonomy Switcher update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.1. 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