Photo Contest
Limited data: Photo Contest has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 25 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Photo Contest still maintained?
- No. Last release 5 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 5 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Photo Contest, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer totalsuite since Dec 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Photo Contest removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Photo Contest safe?
- No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 10 Mar 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Photo Contest update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.9.1. No one-star spike after it. 5 Sep 2025 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 10 Mar 2026 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.24 Mar 2026Evidence
- WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
- WarningMNT-1No release in 14 months (last release 5 Sep 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.5 Sep 2026Evidence
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 5 Dec 2019 to 5 Dec 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| totalsuite | 6 Dec 2019 to 5 Sep 2025, 68 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 14 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 5 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| 5 star | 16 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Security record
2 vulnerabilities in 24 months, 1 with no fix in the current version.
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest <= 2.9.1 - Authenticated (Author+) PHP Object Injection | 7.5 | <= 2.9.1 | No fix | n/a |
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2025 | Total Contest Lite <= 2.8.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | 6.1 | <= 2.8.1 | 2.9.0 | n/a |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
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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 | 2.9.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | TotalSuite |
| Added | 6 Dec 2019 |
| Last updated | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Active installs | 200+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.8 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | contest, gallery, giveaway, photo contest, video contest |
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Questions
Is Photo Contest still maintained?
No. Last release 5 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Photo Contest, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer totalsuite since Dec 2019.
Was Photo Contest removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Photo Contest safe?
No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version.
Is the latest Photo Contest update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.9.1. No one-star spike after it.