Text Control
Limited data: Text Control has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Text Control still maintained?
- No. Last release 31 Oct 2013, over 13 years ago. 31 Oct 2013 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Text Control, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Text Control removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Text Control safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Text Control update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.3.1. No one-star spike after it. 7 Oct 2011 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change since 2009.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 3.7 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 31 Oct 2013. Tested up to 3.7, 34 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
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
| Version | 2.3.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank Bueltge |
| Added | 31 Aug 2009 |
| Last updated | 31 Oct 2013 |
| Active installs | 100+ |
| Requires WordPress | 1.5 |
| Tested up to | 3.7.41 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | post, format, Encoding, formatting |
Other plugins by this author: AddQuicktag, de_DE, Multisite Enhancements, Archive, Shirtinator
Questions
Is Text Control still maintained?
No. Last release 31 Oct 2013, over 13 years ago.
Who owns Text Control, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded.
Was Text Control removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Text Control safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Text Control update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.1. No one-star spike after it.