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TemplateSpare

TemplateSpare - No-Code Website Templates, Demo Importer & Site Migration for News, Magazine & Blog
by Templatespare · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Nov 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for TemplateSpare
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is TemplateSpare still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns TemplateSpare, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer templatespare since Jan 2023. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was TemplateSpare removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is TemplateSpare safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.4.0). Not on the exploited list. 23 Jul 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest TemplateSpare update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.5.0. No one-star spike after it. 12 Feb 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-master15 Jan 2023 to 15 Jan 2023, 1 commits
templatespare16 Jan 2023 to 4 Nov 2026, 63 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for TemplateSpare
Q1 20240
Q2 20242
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 4 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.

Average rating per quarter for TemplateSpare
Q1 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20253.0
Q2 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 4.4.0).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities

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

Support

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

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for TemplateSpare
4 May 20262,428
11 May 20264,432
18 May 20264,846
25 May 20269,138
1 Jun 20265,271
8 Jun 20268,766
15 Jun 20265,352
22 Jun 20265,705
29 Jun 20265,350
6 Jul 20264,590
13 Jul 20264,389
20 Jul 20264,486
27 Jul 20264,679
3 Aug 20264,866
10 Aug 20264,846
17 Aug 20264,949
24 Aug 20268,584
31 Aug 20265,628
7 Sep 20265,107
14 Sep 20265,197
21 Sep 20265,042
28 Sep 20264,932
5 Oct 20268,573
12 Oct 20269,244
19 Oct 20265,582
26 Oct 20265,328
2 Nov 2026805

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

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Facts

Version4.5.0
AuthorTemplatespare
Added16 Jan 2023
Last updated4 Nov 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagstemplates, starter sites, website templates, elementor templates, Gutenberg Templates

Questions

Is TemplateSpare still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns TemplateSpare, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer templatespare since Jan 2023.

Was TemplateSpare removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is TemplateSpare safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.4.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest TemplateSpare update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.5.0. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue