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Ultimate Markdown

Ultimate Markdown - Markdown Editor, Importer, & Exporter
by DAEXT · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 9 Sep 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Ultimate Markdown
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Ultimate Markdown still maintained?
Yes. Last release 9 Sep 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 9 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Ultimate Markdown, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer daext since Nov 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Ultimate Markdown removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Ultimate Markdown safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Ultimate Markdown update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.26. No one-star spike after it. 15 Apr 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-master3 Nov 2021 to 3 Nov 2021, 1 commits
daext4 Nov 2021 to 9 Sep 2026, 30 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
56 days ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Ultimate Markdown
Q1 20241
Q2 20244
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20262
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star6
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

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

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Ultimate Markdown
4 May 2026104
11 May 2026162
18 May 2026282
25 May 2026200
1 Jun 2026175
8 Jun 2026173
15 Jun 2026151
22 Jun 2026139
29 Jun 2026148
6 Jul 2026141
13 Jul 2026177
20 Jul 2026179
27 Jul 2026202
3 Aug 2026194
10 Aug 2026183
17 Aug 2026176
24 Aug 2026156
31 Aug 2026136
7 Sep 2026205
14 Sep 2026176
21 Sep 2026150
28 Sep 2026182
5 Oct 2026129
12 Oct 2026246
19 Oct 2026218
26 Oct 2026205
2 Nov 202631

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.26
AuthorDAEXT
Added4 Nov 2021
Last updated9 Sep 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Document Management & Downloads
Tagsmarkdown, front matter, export markdown, import markdown, markdown editor

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Questions

Is Ultimate Markdown still maintained?

Yes. Last release 9 Sep 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Ultimate Markdown, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer daext since Nov 2021.

Was Ultimate Markdown removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Ultimate Markdown safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Ultimate Markdown update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.26. No one-star spike after it.

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