Unbloater
Healthy: maintained, last release 12 Jun 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Unbloater still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 12 Jun 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 12 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Unbloater, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer christophrado since Jan 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Unbloater removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Unbloater safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Unbloater update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.7.0. No one-star spike after it. 12 Jun 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.
| plugin-master | 5 Jan 2021 to 5 Jan 2021, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| christophrado | 5 Jan 2021 to 12 Jun 2026, 35 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.2 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 12 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 17 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 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
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
5,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 87 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 159 |
| 18 May 2026 | 172 |
| 25 May 2026 | 154 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 140 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,621 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 941 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 394 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 303 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 325 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 334 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 337 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 243 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 226 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 200 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 215 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 226 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 180 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 170 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 147 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 150 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 198 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 219 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 195 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 230 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 209 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 38 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 42% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.7.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | christophrado |
| Added | 5 Jan 2021 |
| Last updated | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 5,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Bulk Operations & Batch Editing |
| Tags | bloat, clean, notice, remove, unbloat |
Other plugins by this author: Cookie Notice & Consent, Just SMTP
Questions
Is Unbloater still maintained?
Yes. Last release 12 Jun 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Unbloater, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer christophrado since Jan 2021.
Was Unbloater removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Unbloater safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Unbloater update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7.0. No one-star spike after it.